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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christine M. BoecklPublisher: Truman State University Press Imprint: Truman State University Press Volume: 7 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9781935503149ISBN 10: 1935503146 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 01 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIllustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: An Ancient Disease in European Images Leprosy Worldwide and the State of Modern Research Historiography of Hansen’s Disease in Europe Societal Responses to Leprosy in Europe Development of the Leprosy Iconography Christ Healing a Leper in Christological Cycles: The Political Significance of Imperial and Royal Commissions, ca. 800–1200 Patron Saints of Leprosy and Their Images in Religious and Political Contexts, ca. 1200–1800 Diversity in Leprosy Subjects: Biblical Themes and Increasing Secularization, ca. 1450–1750 Conclusions: Images of Leprosy as a European Cultural Phenomenon Appendix A: Sources Related to Leprosy Images Appendix B: The Most Prominent Saints Associated with Leprosy Endnotes Bibliography About the Author IndexReviewsImages of Leprosy is a compassionate study that seeks not only to clarify how medieval people saw and understood Hansen's disease, but also to counter modern perceptions of the disease and those who suffer from it. Boeckl makes a clear and direct argument supported by literary and visual evidence further bolstered by modern medical data.... Overall, this fascinating book provides compelling support for the argument in favor of incorporating medical knowledge with art historical analysis. It is well written, clearly outlined, with comprehensive conclusions in each chapter. Boeckl summarizes the studies of others quite well and builds on their foundations, drawing her own conclusions in places and opening up avenues for further discussion. -Larissa Tracy, Sixteenth Century Journal This is, to my knowledge, the only general study of leprosy in art and in context, although there have been a number of specialized studies of individual cases and regions, all of which Boeckl seems to have consulted and cited. Supplementing her extensive research, she received excellent medical advice, and the resulting book is clearly organized and well documented. Images of Leprosy reviews modern research on Hansen's disease, and traces the history and historiography of the disease in religious contexts and its identification with sin, discussing biblical and other literary sources, the leprosaria and saintly caregivers, and the Christological cycles and their exploitation for political and religious purposes. Two appendices present pertinent texts from the Bible and other literary sources. -Jane Hutchison, University of Wisconsin-Madison The history of plague and leprosy, the two most persistently stereotyped diseases, needs constant revision. Boeckl has contributed significantly to this revision, in 2000 by broadening our perspective on the imagery of plague, and now with this spirited study on the depictions of leprosy. Defying the danger of retrospective diagnosis, she matches premodern representations of leprosy to current knowledge about Hansen's disease. Assiduous research, incisive analysis, and ample illustrations support her theses, especially when she challenges conventional interpretations. Most importantly, by laying bare religious and political dynamics in iconography, this book opens new insights on the relationships between imagery and reality and between power and disease in history. -Luke Demaitre, author of Leprosy in Premodern Medicine Images of Leprosy is a compassionate study that seeks not only to clarify how medieval people saw and understood Hansen's disease, but also to counter modern perceptions of the disease and those who suffer from it. Boeckl makes a clear and direct argument supported by literary and visual evidence further bolstered by modern medical data.... Overall, this fascinating book provides compelling support for the argument in favor of incorporating medical knowledge with art historical analysis. It is well written, clearly outlined, with comprehensive conclusions in each chapter. Boeckl summarizes the studies of others quite well and builds on their foundations, drawing her own conclusions in places and opening up avenues for further discussion. -Larissa Tracy, Sixteenth Century Journal This is, to my knowledge, the only general study of leprosy in art and in context, although there have been a number of specialized studies of individual cases and regions, all of which Boeckl seems to have consulted and cited. Supplementing her extensive research, she received excellent medical advice, and the resulting book is clearly organized and well documented. Images of Leprosy reviews modern research on Hansen's disease, and traces the history and historiography of the disease in religious contexts and its identification with sin, discussing biblical and other literary sources, the leprosaria and saintly caregivers, and the Christological cycles and their exploitation for political and religious purposes. Two appendices present pertinent texts from the Bible and other literary sources. -Jane Hutchison, University of Wisconsin-Madison The history of plague and leprosy, the two most persistently stereotyped diseases, needs constant revision. Boeckl has contributed significantly to this revision, in 2000 by broadening our perspective on the imagery of plague, and now with this spirited study on the depictions of leprosy. Defying the danger of retrospective diagnosis, she matches premodern representations of leprosy to current knowledge about Hansen's disease. Assiduous research, incisive analysis, and ample illustrations support her theses, especially when she challenges conventional interpretations. Most importantly, by laying bare religious and political dynamics in iconography, this book opens new insights on the relationships between imagery and reality and between power and disease in history. -Luke Demaitre, author of Leprosy in Premodern Medicine Author InformationChristine M. Boeckl was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied art history and classical archaeology at the University of Vienna. She emigrated to the U.S. and received her PhD in the history of art from the University of Maryland. She is a professor emerita at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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