Sanctity and Suffering The Sacred World of the Medieval Leprosarium. A Perspective from St Mary Magdalen, Winchester
The first documented leprosy hospitals date from the late 11th century and it is generally believed that this period marks their first introduction into Anglo-Norman society.¹ However, there is certainly a prior context for related medical practice as well as the treatment of the ill and infirm in P...
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| Published in | The Land of the English Kin p. 538 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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29.04.2020
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| Summary: | The first documented leprosy hospitals date from the late 11th century and it is generally believed that this period marks their first introduction into Anglo-Norman society.¹ However, there is certainly a prior context for related medical practice as well as the treatment of the ill and infirm in Pre-Norman England. Moreover, there is an increasing body of evidence for an increase in leprosy in the centuries leading up to the first documented foundations of leprosy hospitals, which suggests that the Normans may have institutionalised an already prevailing and progressively emergent disease.² This paper, based on ten years of research on |
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| ISBN: | 9789004349490 9004349499 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/j.ctv2gjwsjw.32 |