| The Body of Evidence: Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine Contributor(s): de Ceglia, Francesco Paolo |
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ISBN: 9004284818 ISBN-13: 9789004284814 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $191.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Science | History |
| Series: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science |
| Physical Information: 366 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When, why and how was it first believed that the corpse could reveal 'signs' useful for understanding the causes of death and eventually identifying those responsible for it? The Body of Evidence. Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine, edited by Francesco Paolo de Ceglia, shows how in the late Middle Ages the dead body, which had previously rarely been questioned, became a specific object of investigation by doctors, philosophers, theologians and jurists. The volume sheds new light on the elements of continuity, but also on the effort made to liberate the semantization of the corpse from what were, broadly speaking, necromantic practices, which would eventually merge into forensic medicine. |