Leprosy in Medieval and Islamic Societies

Might also be helpful for religious studies even though its a history paper         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 …

…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