Blood, sweat and tears : the changing concepts of physiology from antiquity into early modern Europe /

Blood, sweat and tears : the changing concepts of physiology from antiquity into early modern Europe /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Intersections ; v. 25 Intersections (Boston, Mass.) ; v. 25.
Subject:	Medicine, Ancient. Medicine -- History. Physiology -- History. Medicine. Medicine, Ancient. Physiology. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8966753

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Other authors / contributors:	Horstmanshoff, H. F. J. King, Helen, 1957- Zittel, Claus.
ISBN:	9789004229204 (electronic book) 9789004229204 (electronic bk.) 9004229205 (electronic bk.) 9789004229181 9004229183
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Summary:	Drawing on the methods of a wide range of academic disciplines, this volume shifts the focus of the history of the body, exploring the many different ways in which its physiology and its fluids were understood in pre-modern European thought.
Other form:	Print version: Blood, sweat and tears. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012 9789004229181

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Summary:	The history of anatomy has been the subject of much recent scholarship. This volume shifts the focus to the many different ways in which the function of the body and its fluids were understood in pre-modern European thought. Contributors demonstrate how different academic disciplines can contribute to our understanding of 'physiology', and investigate the value of this category to pre-modern medicine.<br> <br> The book contains individual essays on the wider issues raised by 'physiology', and detailed case studies that explore particular aspects and individuals. It will be useful to those working on medicine and the body in pre-modern cultures, in disciplines including classics, history of medicine and science, philosophy, and literature.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contributors include Barbara Baert, Marlen Bidwell-Steiner, Véronique Boudon-Millot, Rainer Brömer, Elizabeth Craik, Tamás Demeter, Valeria Gavrylenko, Hans L. Haak, Mieneke te Hennepe, Sabine Kalff, Rina Knoeff, Sergius Kodera, Liesbet Kusters, Karine van 't Land, Tomas Macsotay, Michael McVaugh, Vivian Nutton, Barbara Orland, Jacomien Prins, Julius Rocca, Catrien Santing, Daniel Schäfer, Emma Sidgwick, Frank W. Stahnisch, Diana Stanciu, Michael Stolberg, Liba Taub, Fabio Tutrone, Katrien Vanagt, and Marion A. Wells.
Item Description:	Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789004229204 9789004229204 9004229205 9789004229181 9004229183
Access:	Available to subscribing member institutions only.