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Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians
Richard Sugg
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Description for Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLH; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, which saw kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribe, swallow or wear human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin in an attempt to heal themselves of epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression. In this comprehensive and accessible text, Richard Sugg shows that, far from being a medieval therapy, corpse medicine was at its height during the social and scientific revolutions of early-modern Britain, surviving well into the eighteenth century and, amongst the poor, lingering stubbornly on into the time of ... Read more
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, which saw kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribe, swallow or wear human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin in an attempt to heal themselves of epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression. In this comprehensive and accessible text, Richard Sugg shows that, far from being a medieval therapy, corpse medicine was at its height during the social and scientific revolutions of early-modern Britain, surviving well into the eighteenth century and, amongst the poor, lingering stubbornly on into the time of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
688g
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138934009
SKU
V9781138934009
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About Richard Sugg
Richard Sugg is lecturer in Renaissance Literature at the University of Durham. His previous publications include: John Donne (Palgrave, 2007), Murder After Death (Cornell, 2007), The Smoke of the Soul (Palgrave, 2013), and The Secret History of the Soul (Cambridge Scholars, 2013). He has just completed his sixth book, The Real Vampires.
Reviews for Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians
Praise of this edition: Richard Sugg's excellent book opens up a lost world of magic and medicine. This rich and authoritative account of beliefs about the medical efficacy of dead bodies is a fascinating, if gruesome, eye-opener. John Henry, University of Edinburgh, UK Richard Sugg ... Read more