How Long to Read Leprosy in Premodern Medicine

How Long Does it Take to Read Leprosy in Premodern Medicine?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Leprosy in Premodern Medicine by Luke Demaitre

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

While premodern poets and preachers viewed leprosy as a “disease of the soul,” physicians in the period understood it to be a “cancer of the whole body.” In this innovative study, medical historian Luke Demaitre explores medical and social perspectives on leprosy at a time when judicious diagnosis could spare healthy people from social ostracization and help the afflicted get a license to beg. Extending his inquiry from the first century to late in the eighteenth century, Demaitre draws on translations of academic treatises and archival records to illuminate the professional standing, knowledge, and conduct of the practitioners who struggled to move popular perceptions of leprosy beyond loathing and pity. He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients.

How long is Leprosy in Premodern Medicine?

Leprosy in Premodern Medicine by Luke Demaitre is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Leprosy in Premodern Medicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Leprosy in Premodern Medicine aloud.

What Reading Level is Leprosy in Premodern Medicine?

Leprosy in Premodern Medicine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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