UID:
almahu_9949494485702882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780300213478 (ebook) :
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.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780300200706
Language:
English
URL:
Yale scholarship online
