Leprosy in China
Angela Ki Che Leung''s meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatized disorder modern researchers now identify as leprosy. She then tracks the relationship between the disease and China''s social and political spheres (theories of contagion prompted community and statewide efforts at segregation); religious tr...
Angela Ki Che Leung''s meticulous study begins with the classical annals of the imperial era, which contain the first descriptions of a feared and stigmatized disorder modern researchers now identify as leprosy. She then tracks the relationship between the disease and China''s social and political spheres (theories of contagion prompted community and statewide efforts at segregation); religious tr...
