LEPROSY'S TRANSFORMATION INTO A SYMBOL OF STIGMATIZATION.
| Autor: | NAVON, LIORA |
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| Zdroj: | Korot / Qôrôt̲; 2011/2012, Vol. 21, p315-338, 24p |
| Abstrakt: | The article discusses the social aspects of leprosy, with a focus on the social stigmatization of the disease and the social isolation and ostracism of leprosy patients. Topics include a socio-historical analysis of literature on the history of leprosy, a communicable skin disease transmitted by the respiratory system which causes disfigurement; the social aspects of the medical symptoms and contagiousness of leprosy; and the compulsory segregation of leprosy patients in leper colonies and treatment facilities at the turn of the 20th century. Biblical references to the disease are also discussed. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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