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Women and the Practice of Medical Care in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9781349328703
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Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800.

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ISBN13:9781349328703
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Acknowledgements Introduction The Medieval Contribution New Medical Regulations and their Impact on Female Healers Early Modern notions of Women: Contradictory Views on Women as Healers Medical Treatises and Texts written by Women and for Women Female Midwives and the Medical Profession The Healing Care of Nurses The 'Irregular' Female Healer in Early modern Europe: a Variety of Practitioners Motherly Medicine: Domestic Healers and Apothecaries The Wise-Woman as Healer: Popular Medicine, Witchcraft and Magic Epilogue Bibliography Index

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