“[Health is] a way for imperfect men to live a rewarding and not too painful life in an imperfect world”
— René Dubos. “Determinants of Health and Disease,” in Culture, Disease, and Healing, edited by David Landy (New York: Macmillan, 1977), 32.
Welcome to the website for the Fordham University course “Plagues and Peoples: Health and Disease in Medieval Europe.” As this course develops, the students enrolled in the class will begin posting blog entries as a part of their participation in this course. I hope you will check out the syllabus, follow along with us, and learn something new!
Best,
Professor Podd
Plagues and Peoples: Health and Disease in Medieval Europe 