Leprosy in Medieval and Islamic Societies

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…beings played a large part in the treatment of Islamic lepers. Lastly, this was analogous to pilgrimages to religious shrines in Christian Europe. Bibliography R. Palmer, 'The Church, Leprosy and Plague in Medieval and Early Modern Europe,' Studies In Church History, 19 (1982): 79-99 M.W. Dols, 'The Leper in Medieval Islamic Society,' Speculum 58 (1983): 891-916 Siraisi, Nancy G. Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1990