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From biblical times to the onset of the Black Death in the fourteenth century, leprosy was considered the worst human affliction, both medically and socially. Only fifty years ago, leprosy, or Hansen s disease, was an incurable infectious illness, and still remains a grave global concern. Recently, leprosy has generated attention in scholarly fields from medical science to the visual arts. This interdisciplinary art-historical survey on lepra and its visualization in sculpture, murals, stained glass, and other media provides new information on the history of art, medicine, religion, and European society. Christine M. Boeckl maintains that the various terrifying aspects of the disease dominated the visual narratives of historic and legendary figures stricken with leprosy. For rulers, beggars, saints, and sinners the metaphor of leprosy becomes the background against which their captivating stories are projected. ... Read more

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This is not a book about leprosy. It is a book about people. Contagious Compassion is a beautifully written account of the people and events that changed attitudes and leprosy treatments around the world. More than an archival record, this fascinating 256-page book showcases the people who have been touched by leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease) and marks milestones in treatment, attitudes, and care for persons with leprosy around the world.

Contributors include:
°Winifred Kellersberger Vass
°Dr. Ted R. Brown
°Edgar Stoesz
°Philip Yancey, bestselling author of more than 16 books, including What’s So Amazing About Grace and Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Packed with more than 70 photos and full of interesting facts, Contagious Compassion recounts how treatment, research, organizations, ALM leaders, and the successful search for a cure evolved in the past one hundred years. It also spotlights that ALM’s work is not yet done, and how it continues to help those in need. ... Read more

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This book explores the theme of gambling in a wide range of nineteenth-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels themselves and the role that gambling played in the lives of the individual novelists. It also considers the significance of gambling in the novels within the wider context of the development of Victorian society. Following an historical overview, the book comprises individual chapters on: Benjamin Disraeli, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Anthony Trollope and George Moore. Gambling in the Nineteenth-Century English Novel not only provides fresh readings of established texts within a distinctive social and cultural context, but is also a comprehensive barometer of the social history of the time as attitudes towards leisure changed. It is essential reading for all those interested in the development of English society and culture in the Victorian era. Gambling occurred in all strata of society and was a national pastime. The pursuit of gambling took many forms: from after-dinner cards to pugilism, and indeed Stock Exchange transactions were considered by many to be gambling at its worst. ... Read more

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This is neither an official history nor the whole story of the hospital on Gemo Island, or of the management of tuberculosis and leprosy in Papua New Guinea. It is personal recollections and involvement during the most enriching years of my life. Many more people were associated with the hospital than I have been able to include here and some will have clearer memories and different interpretations. Some aspects of the history are already in print. However the Gemo story is worth preserving as it has a small but important place in the evolution of health care in Papua New Guinea. ... Read more

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This established handbook, now with dual authorship, has been revised again to take into account increasing knowledge and experience of all apsects of this worldwide disease. It contains a concise description of leprosy and its management, an expanded section on antileprosy drugs, multidrug therapy and differential diagnosis, and a new chapter on leprosy control and fieldwork which is relevant to endemic regions of the world. Dr McDougall who is new to this edition, is editor of the journal "Leprosy". ... Read more

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Leprosy in Colonial South India is not only a history of a disease, it is als a history of colonial power in 19th-century British India as seen through the lens of British medical and legal encounters with leprosy and its sufferers. The book offers a detailed examination of the contribution of leprosy treatment and legislative measures to negotiated relationships between indigenous and British medicine and the colonial impact on indigenous class formation, while asserting the agency of the poor and vagrant leprous classes in their own history. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Nice, Sweet Story
This is a sweet, simple inspirational true story about Margaret,who was banished at the age of 12 to the leprosy colony on the island of Molokai in Hawaii.It follows her hardships from the time of growing up on the island of Hawaii with an alcoholic father and abusive stepmother to life on the island with a series of three husbands, all of whom died from leprosy, to her return to the big island decades later after her disease was arrested, only to face repeated rejection and life in one of the worst housing projects on the island.Everywhere she goes she manages to make lemonade of the lemons life throws at her.With the help of some special people, she manages to retain her optimism and deep faith in God, and to touch many people's lives in a positive way. ... Read more

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“Two Hearts, One Fire” is an eminently readable collection of human interest accounts, often amusing, and sometimes poignant, of life in Jamaica, British West Indies, from the hitherto unpublished collections of an Army Medic, and the heart-to-heart experiences of a missionary Sister with her leprosy patients, as gleaned from the letters of the Nun to her community back home in the United States. Neither the Sergeant nor the Nun had any idea that their brief encounters at the old Leper’s Home had any particular significance for the future, or even that their paths would cross again. The war over, the Sergeant, looking for help in the fulfillment of a promise he had made to himself to provide personally-inscribed gifts at Christmas for the leprosy patients he could not forget, rallied his family and friends to the cause.

Seeking advice, he decided to visit the Massachusetts headquarters of the Marist Missionary Sisters who staffed the leprosarium in Jamaica. There he again encountered the Nun who was back home for medical attention. She was allowed to help him in his project -- a joining of efforts which today flourishes as the Damien-Dutton Society for Leprosy Aid.

As the Society’s horizons expanded, so did its membership and its world recognition. Five decades later it was not only “two hearts, one fire” but thousands upon thousands of generous hearts afire with the need to alert the public to the unique problem of a much maligned, much misunderstood leprosy affliction, known today as Hansen’s Disease. ... Read more

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This one's a keeper!
I love this book.It reads well and just what the Holy Spirit guided me to read.Actually I am still in the process of reading it - but I know it is going to be good to the end.It takes place in Jamaica and I find it fascinating to read about that too. Not a heavy book - just a nice quiet read that picks you up. ... Read more

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This is a bibliography of books about leprosy, with annotations. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Printed for W. Owen in 1760 in 352 pages; Description: In this is : Dr. Speed's Commentary of sea-water and An account of the nature, properties, and uses of all the remarkable mineral waters in Great Britain, by an eminent physician (t.p.) and A treatise on the nature, properties and medicinal uses of the waters ... from Dr. Wall's observations (London, 1762).; Subjects: Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism; ... Read more