Images of Leprosy : : Disease, Religion, and Politics in European Art / / Christine M. Boeckl.
From biblical times to the onset of the Black Death in the fourteenth century, leprosy was considered the worst human affliction, both medically and socially. Only fifty years ago, leprosy, or Hansen's disease, was an incurable infectious illness, and it still remains a grave global concern. Re...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early Modern Studies ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction An Ancient Disease in European Images
- Chapter 1 Leprosy Worldwide and the State of Modern Research
- Chapter 2 Historiography of Hansen's Disease in Europe
- Chapter 3 Societal Responses to Leprosy in Europe
- Chapter 4 Development of Leprosy Iconography
- Chapter 5 Christ Healing a Leper in Christological Cycles ἀ e Political Significance of Imperial and Royal Commissions, ca. 800-1200
- Chapter 6 Patron Saints of Leprosy and ἀ eir Images in Religious and Political Contexts, ca. 1200-1800
- Chapter 7 Diversity in Leprosy Subjects Biblical ἀ emes and Increasing Secularization ca. 1450-1750
- Conclusions Images of Leprosy as a European Cultural Phenomenon
- Appendix A Sources Related to Leprosy Images
- Appendix B ἀ e Most Prominent Saints Associated with Lepro
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Index