The study of early modern cancer is significant for our understanding of the period’s medical theory and practice. In many respects, cancer exemplifies the flexibility of early modern medical thought, which managed to accommodate, seemingly without friction, the notion that cancer was a disease with humoral origins alongside the conviction that the malady was in some sense ontologically indep…
The study of early modern cancer is significant for our understanding of the period’s medical theory and practice. In many respects, cancer exemplifies the flexibility of early modern medical thought, which managed to accommodate, seemingly without friction, the notion that cancer was a disease with humoral origins alongside the conviction that the malady was in some sense ontologically indep…
Menawarkan perspektif inovatif tentang perdebatan tentang perwujudan pada periode modern awal, Alanna Skuse meneliti berbagai jenis perubahan bedah, mulai dari mastektomi hingga pengebirian, dan amputasi hingga rekonstruksi wajah. Operasi yang mengubah tubuh memiliki konsekuensi sosio-ekonomi dan filosofis yang mendalam. Mereka menjangkau melampaui diri fisik, dan mendorong para penulis modern …