Reviews
To date, the most thorough examination of how contemporaries understood leprosy and dealt with its sufferers.
Demaitre's compelling work is engaging and informative... I recommend this work highly.
Demaitre's book is a very good read not only for its information about leprosy but also for all interested in or affected by the social phenomenon of stigma.
In this meticulously researched and beautifully written study, Luke Demaitre provides a comprehensive examination of leprosy in premodern medicine.
Demaitre provides a well-written, scholarly, and accessible book that affords a holistic view of leprosy in premodern medicine as seen in historical documents... This book will be an important resource particularly for medical historians and paleopathologists but will be of interest to the medical profession.
Book Details
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. The Sources: Texts and Contexts
2. Iudicium leprosorum: Medical Judgment
3. The Many Labels of Leprosy
4. Definitions and Explanations
5. "Une maladie contagieuse et
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. The Sources: Texts and Contexts
2. Iudicium leprosorum: Medical Judgment
3. The Many Labels of Leprosy
4. Definitions and Explanations
5. "Une maladie contagieuse et héréditaire"
6. Causes, Categories, and Correlations
7. Diagnosis: Signs and Symptoms
8. Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment
Conclusion
Notes
Index