Thackray Insights: Religion and medicine

Sat Mar 07 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC+00:00

Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom | Leeds

Thackray Museum of Medicine
Publisher/HostThackray Museum of Medicine
Thackray Insights: Religion and medicine
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Taking place across our Autumn/Winter season, Thackray Insights invites you to delve deep into eye­ opening topics and explore the unheard stories of medicine.
Should medicine treat the mind, body and soul? In the early modern period, there was a belief in that a human being was made of a physical body and an immortal soul, and to heal an ill body required care of both. Join Dr Sophie Mann as she explores the body and the being, and how religion was a fundamental part of curing the sick.
Professor Mir’s research explores the challenges that people from minority ethnic and faith backgrounds, women, and disabled people face in healthcare. Do health services understand the needs of these groups? This talk lays bare the inequalities faced by Muslim communities in healthcare, asking how society and policymakers can work towards a more inclusive practice.
About the Speakers
Dr Sophie Mann is an Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine at the University of Warwick. She completed her PhD ‘Religion, Medicine and Confessional Identity in Early Modern England’ at King’s College London.
Professor Ghazala Mir is a Professor of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Leeds. She is the founder and Chair of the Inequalities Research Network and Research Lead at the Nuffield Centre for Health and International Development.
Interested in attending multiple events in the season? Add three or more Insights events into your basket for a 20% discount on your overall purchase at checkout.
We also offer a select number of free Insights tickets for students studying A-Level or above – email [email protected] to find out more.
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