| Wounds in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Kirkham, Anne (Author), Warr, Cordelia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138245828 ISBN-13: 9781138245822 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 617.1 |
| Series: History of Medicine in Context |
| Physical Information: 270 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wounds were a potent signifier reaching across all aspects of life in Europe in the middle ages, and their representation, perception and treatment is the focus of this volume. Following a survey of the history of medical wound treatment in the middle ages, paired chapters explore key themes situating wounds within the context of religious belief, writing on medicine, status and identity, and surgical practice. The final chapter reviews the history of medieval wounding through the modern imagination. Adopting an innovative approach to the subject, this book will appeal to all those interested in how past societies regarded health, disease and healing and will improve knowledge of not only the practice of medicine in the past, but also of the ethical, religious and cultural dimensions structuring that practice. |