The image of a leper (?): a paradigm of hidden fears of contagious diseases (exemplified in a wall painting of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary).
This is a brief study on the popular ideas about leprosy based on an 18th century wall painting in north-western Croatia portraying Saint Elisabeth healing a sick man, possibly a leper. The analysis uses examples from the history of medicine, semantics, toponymy and iconography.
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Department of History of Medicine, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb. stella@hazu.hr
Buklijas
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D017523:Croatia; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D018597:Saints / Q000266:history; D012660:Semantics