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Wounds in the Middle Ages

Wounds in the Middle Ages PDF Author: Dr Anne Kirkham
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409465713
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Book 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.