10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPROSARIA»
Discover the use of
leprosaria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
leprosaria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Burdens of Disease: Epidemics and Human Response in ...
Without such a miracle, lepers faced a lifetime of isolation in the leprosaria.
These institutions varied widely. Surviving regulations of the larger leper houses
of the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries suggest that some enjoyed good ...
2
Leprosy and Stigma in the South Pacific: A Region-by-Region ...
The role and activities of the SMSM sisters at the leprosaria in Fiji, and at the
Raoul Follereau leprosarium in New Caledonia (as well as the leprosy care
offered by sisters in Samoa and Tonga), are examined to assess and refute the
claim by ...
3
Healing Bodies, Saving Souls: Medical Missions in Asia and ...
Scholars' relying on missionary sources alone would not see many the social
complexities of the mission leprosaria experience, because of Christian writers'
tendency to emphasise the religious dimensions and interiority of sufferers' ...
4
Marks of Distinctions: Christian Perceptions of Jews in the ...
Although the number ofleprosaria indicates a growing concern with the affliction,
the leper colonies or leprosaria themselves were not primarily places for medical
care—although neither was medical care entirely absent—but rather they were ...
5
Proceedings of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Conference 1989
Leprosaria comprised the single largest group of hospitals founded for a
particular named purpose during the Middle Ages and all or most were
established before 1300. About one-quarter of all Yorkshire hospitals known to
have been in ...
Peter R. Coss, Simon D. Lloyd, 1991
6
A Companion to Paleopathology
In an analysis of skeletal material from leprosaria in Denmark, 20 percent of the
adult sample displayed periosteal reaction, and 100 percent of the skeletons with
signs clearly indicative of leprosy displayed periosteal reactions (Brander and ...
7
Evangelical Christians in the Muslim Sahel
... 413 homophobia, 49, 392 horo, 183–186, 188–190, 413; discipline in
leprosaria, 306–307; fostering children to Muslim kin, 207; naming ceremony as
establishing church control of children, 204–205; sinfulness of those imposing
discipline, ...
8
Isolation: Places and Practices of Exclusion
7. From. 'Leper. Villages'. to. Leprosaria. Public Health, Nationalism and the
Culture of Exclusion in Japan Susan L. Burns Today in Japan there exists a
system ofthirteen national leprosaria where more than 5,000 patients reside,
most of ...
Alison Bashford, Carolyn Strange, 2003
9
Images of Leprosy: Disease, Religion, and Politics in ...
Since we lack data to quantify the extent of the illness, historians have looked for
evidence in the ambitious projects of building leprosaria. One of the earliest
documented European leprosy hospitals adjoined St. Gall's monastery in modern
...
Christine M. Boeckl, 2011
10
Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body
For a frame of reference, we should survey the general situation of leprosi around
Nuremberg and many other western European towns. Since the fourteenth
century, most leprosaria right outside the town gates received municipal
subsidies.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPROSARIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
leprosaria is used in the context of the following news items.
Greyscale in Game of Thrones and the biblical mistranslation of …
On that basis, thousands of leprosaria were built in Europe to house the people deemed unfit. Not only was leprosy itself disfiguring, but it ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
A History Of Leprosy, The Debilitating Disease Of Separation …
In the Middle Ages, there weren't exactly leprosy colonies per se — rather, shelters existed that were known as leprosy asylums, or leprosaria. «Medical Daily, May 15»
Prof Aryeetey calls for national co-ordination of devt
... women and girls as well as children, people with disabilities, the poor and aged and special populations like those in prisons and leprosaria. «GhanaWeb, Apr 15»
IDB donates to Weija Leprosarium
... whatever is received as donation at Weija which is the headquarters of the Lepers Aid Committee is distributed to other Leprosaria at Wa, ... «Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Mar 15»
Stakeholders break ground for construction of rooms for lepers
... the Committee takes full responsibility for Weija Leprosarium and supports Ho, Nkanchina, Kokofu, Anindado and Ahontokrom Leprosaria. «GhanaWeb, Feb 15»
Massive Health sector projects revealed
Currently, persons under 18years, pregnant women, LEAP beneficiaries, the aged, indigents, people in special homes such as the leprosaria ... «GhanaWeb, Jan 15»
Leprosy, Still Claiming Victims
“If you look at where leprosaria were located, they were often at major crossroads, where it was easy to conduct business,” Dr. Green said. «New York Times, Jun 14»
Martyrs day: 'pilgrims hit one million mark'
It has one kindergarten, 89 primary schools, three secondary schools, three dispensaries and leprosaria. Digital era: A pilgrim recording the ... «The Observer, Jun 14»
Congressman seeks hazard pay for RTC judges
... mental hospitals, leprosaria, radiation-exposed clinics, laboratories, and workshops, disease-infested areas and areas declared under state ... «Philippine Star, Mar 14»
Leprosy, a Forgotten Disease Makes a Comeback?
Most of the Leprosaria built in the country date back to the 1950s and are now dilapidated, unkempt and irritating. Today, leprosy, a neglected ... «AllAfrica.com, Jan 14»
