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Walking corpses : leprosy in Byzantium and the medieval West /
"The history of leprosy in the West is incomplete without also considering the Byzantine Empire, which confronted leprosy and its effects well before the Latin West. The authors argue that ethical writings from the Byzantine world and from Catholic Europe never branded leprosy as punishment for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2023.
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| Edición: | Paperback edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The history of leprosy in the West is incomplete without also considering the Byzantine Empire, which confronted leprosy and its effects well before the Latin West. The authors argue that ethical writings from the Byzantine world and from Catholic Europe never branded leprosy as punishment for sin; rather, theologians and moralists saw the disease as a mark of God's favor on those chosen for heaven"-- |
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| Notas: | "First paperback printing 2023 by Cornell University Press." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 243 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501770852 1501770853 9781501770845 1501770845 |