Leprosy in Premodern Medicine - A Malady of the Whole Body

Informationen zum Autor Luke Demaitre is a visiting professor of history in the Humanities in Medicine Program at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Doctor Bernard de Gordon, Professor and Practitioner . Klappentext He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients. Zusammenfassung He finds that! while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate! and while influenced by their own fears of contagion! premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients.

Product details

• Authors: Luke DeMaitre, Luke (Visiting Professor of History Demaitre, Luke E. Demaitre
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2007
• EAN: 9780801886133
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8613-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Infectious and contagious diseases