Martor No. 20 / Year 2015
Chronic Isolation: Experiencing a Cured Disease at the Leprosarium of Tichilești
Author: Andrei Mihail
About the author:
Andrei Mihail
PhD candidate in Anthropology at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration
E-mail: mihail.andreitudor at yahoo dot com
Pages: 93-106
Keywords: leprosy, experience, institutionalization
Abstract:
The inhabitants of the Tichilești leprosarium experienced medical isolation caused by a medically cured body; once an individual was diagnosed with leprosy, he would be conined for his whole life inside this institution. Thus, former leprosy suferers had to cope with the medicalization of their daily life while making sense of a socially incurable illness that disrupted their regular life-trajectories.
How to cite this article:
Mihail, Andrei. 2015. “Chronic Isolation: Experiencing a Cured Disease at the Leprosarium of Tichilești.” Martor 20: 93-106.