Chapter 3 Societal Responses to Leprosy in Europe

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction An Ancient Disease in European Images 1
6. Chapter 1 Leprosy Worldwide and the State of Modern Research 8
7. Chapter 2 Historiography of Hansen’s Disease in Europe 24
8. Chapter 3 Societal Responses to Leprosy in Europe 45
9. Chapter 4 Development of Leprosy Iconography 67
10. Chapter 5 Christ Healing a Leper in Christological Cycles ἀ e Political Significance of Imperial and Royal Commissions, ca. 800–1200 92
11. Chapter 6 Patron Saints of Leprosy and ἀ eir Images in Religious and Political Contexts, ca. 1200–1800 107
12. Chapter 7 Diversity in Leprosy Subjects Biblical ἀ emes and Increasing Secularization ca. 1450–1750 131
13. Conclusions Images of Leprosy as a European Cultural Phenomenon 162
14. Appendix A Sources Related to Leprosy Images 167
15. Appendix B ἀ e Most Prominent Saints Associated with Lepro 191
16. Endnotes 195
17. Bibliography 215
18. About the Author 223
19. Index 225