UID:
edocfu_9959231533702883
Format:
1 online resource (292 p.)
Content:
In this in-depth study of how gender determined perceptions and experiences of illness in 17th- and 18th-century England, Olivia Weisser invites readers into the lives and imaginations of ordinary men and women. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including personal diaries, medical texts, and devotional literature, the author enters the sickrooms of a diverse sampling of early modern Britons. The resulting stories of sickness reveal how men and women of the era viewed and managed their health both similarly and differently, as well as the ways prevailing religious practices, medical knowledge, writing conventions, and everyday life created and supported those varying perceptions.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Curing and Caring for the Early Modern Body; 2. Learning How to Be Ill; 3. Emotional Causes of Illness; 4. Suffering on the Sickbed; 5. Perceptions of Pain; 6. Illness Narratives by the Poor; Conclusions; List of Abbreviations; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-20070-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-21347-6
Language:
English
DOI:
10.12987/9780300213478
