Joan of Arc: Sanctity, Witchcraft or Epilepsy?

Nicastro, Nicolas; Picard, Fabienne

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.043

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Joan of Arc: Sanctity, Witchcraft or Epilepsy?

ContributorsNicastro, Nicolas; Picard, Fabienne

Published inEpilepsy & behavior, vol. 57, no. B, p. 247-250

Publication date2016

Abstract

The objective of this article is to describe whether Joan of Arc had epilepsy and how that may have influenced her sense of mission and ability to encourage thousands of people to help her to chase the English out of France.

Keywords

Joan of Arc
Historical figures
Epilepsy
Auditory hallucinations
Experiential phenomena

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research group

Insula nicotine système nerveux autonome et émotions (952)

Citation (ISO format)

NICASTRO, Nicolas, PICARD, Fabienne. Joan of Arc: Sanctity, Witchcraft or Epilepsy? In: Epilepsy & behavior, 2016, vol. 57, p. 247–250. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.043

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:82178
DOI : 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.12.043
PMID : 26852074

ISSN of the journal1525-5050

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Joan of Arc: Sanctity, Witchcraft or Epilepsy?

The objective of this article is to describe whether Joan of Arc had epilepsy and how that may have influenced her sense of mission and ability to encourage thousands of people to help her to chase the English out of France.

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