Leprosy in medieval England / Carole Rawcliffe.
Leprosy in medieval England / Carole Rawcliffe.
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Publisher
Woodbridge : Boydell, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N614.54609/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 421 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Creating the medieval leper : some myths and misunderstandings -- 2. The body and the soul : ideas about causation -- 3. The sick and the healthy : reactions to suffering -- 4. Priests and physicians : the business of diagnosis -- 5. Medicine and surgery : the battle against disease -- 6. A disea...
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Publisher
Woodbridge : Boydell, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Set firmly in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European middle ages, this hook is the first serious academic study of a disease surrounded by misconceptions and prejudices." "Even specialists will be surprised to learn that most stereotypical ideas about the segregation of medieval lepers originated in the nineteenth century; that...
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Leprosy in medieval England / Carole Rawcliffe.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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N614.54609/1
Record Identifier
74VKOzWxbj3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOzWxbj3g
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ISBN
1843832739 (hbk.)
9781843832737 (hbk.)
DDC
614.54609420902
MMS ID
991022484939702626
