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dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Ziegler-
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T05:41:38Z-
dc.date.available2018-10-16T05:41:38Z-
dc.date.issued1998-
dc.identifier.isbn0–19–820726–3-
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/10782-
dc.descriptionThe fuller assimilation of Greek medical theory in the Latin West from the second half of the thirteenth century onwards had practical implications; it divested disease of its social and moral meanings and helped to change social attitudes towards it. This is particularly visible in the case of leprosy. The difference in attitudes towards lepers in medieval Islamic societies and Christian societies reflected the morally neutral aetiology based on Greek medical theory adopted by the Arabs and the moral or religious meaning attached to the disease by Christians. But the gradual assimilation of Greek medical theory into Western medical tradition brought about a change of attitudes towards the disease-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxforden_US
dc.subjectThe Case of Arnau de Vilanovaen_US
dc.titleMedicine and Religion c.1300en_US
dc.title.alternativeThe Case of Arnau de Vilanovaen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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