Sufferers and Healers - The Experience of Illness in Seventeenth-Century England

Lucinda McCray Beier's remarkable book, first published in 1987, enters the world of illness in seventeenth-century England, exploring what it was like to be either a sufferer or a healer. This title will be of interest to students of history.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction 2. The Medical Marketplace 3. A London Surgeon's Career: Joseph Binns 4. The Physicians Tale 5. Sufferers and Patients: The Diseases of the People 6. Sufferers and Patients: Approaches to Illness 7. In Sickness and in Health: The Josselins' Experience 8. The Character of a Good Woman: Woman and Illness 9. Conclusion: The Experience of Illness; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index

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Lucinda McCray Beier

Summary

Lucinda McCray Beier’s remarkable book, first published in 1987, enters the world of illness in seventeenth-century England, exploring what it was like to be either a sufferer or a healer. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Product details

• Authors: Lucinda McCray Beier, Lucinda (Appalachian State Universit Mccray Beier
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138182790
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18279-0
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, History of Medicine, History of Science, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology