Leprosy in Medieval England (0) - Hardcover

Rawcliffe, Carole

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843832739 ISBN 13: 9781843832737

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2006

Synopsis

Leprosy in Medieval England Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers an academic study of Leprosy. This book reveals that our stereotyped ideas about the segregation of medieval lepers originated in the nineteenth century and that in the later Middle Ages it was diagnosed readily even by laity. Full description

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[An] important contribution. MEDICAL HISTORY

A comprehensive and detailed history. [...] A major contribution to the study of medieval society, particularly its values and perceptions. SOUTHERN HISTORY SOCIETY

It is fair to say that Carole Rawcliffe has written the definitive study of leprosy in medieval England. Comprising more than 350 pages of text with illustrations, this meticulously researched work explores the topic from every imaginable angle by exploiting an impressive array of evidence. JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES

Provides a much-needed corrective to the general understanding of how medieval society viewed leprosy and treated its victims. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE

In this comprehensive, thoughtfully argued, compelling, fascinating, rigorous and extensively researched work, Carole Rawcliffe sets out to disabuse the reader of all the most dearly-held modern misconceptions of the medieval leper, and succeeds. [...] A compassionate, compelling, and important model for (re)writing the history of the disease. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW

An important book, written with a great deal of erudition. THE RICARDIAN

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An important book, written with a great deal of erudition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843832739
• ISBN 13: 9781843832737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 436