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Leprosy in Medieval and Islamic Societies
Title: Leprosy in Medieval and Islamic Societies
Category: Society & Culture / Religion
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Leprosy in Medieval and Islamic Societies
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Secular medicine and its attitudes towards leprosy in medieval Christian and Islamic communities were
influenced by social and religious traditions. Lack of real medical knowledge allowed these influences to affect the
understanding and treatment of disease, as well as the status of the leper in society. Medieval views of leprosy in
Christian and Islamic societies illustrated these ideas. Despite their different cultures …showed first 75 words of 1082 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1082 total…springs associated with religious beings played a large part in the treatment of Islamic
lepers. Lastly, this was analogous to pilgrimages to religious shrines in Christian Europe.
Bibliography
R. Palmer, 'The Church, Leprosy and Plague in Medieval and Early Modern Europe,' Studies In Church History, 19
(1982): 79-99
M.W. Dols, 'The Leper in Medieval Islamic Society,' Speculum 58 (1983): 891-916
Siraisi, Nancy G. Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice. Chicago: The
University of Chicago Press, 1990
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