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 / edited by Manfred Horstmanshofff, Helen King and Claus Zittel.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Horstmanshoff, H. F. J., King, Helen, 1957-, Zittel, Claus
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Intersections (Boston, Mass.) ; v. 25.
Subjects:
Medicine, Ancient.
Medicine > History.
Physiology > History.
history of medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Medicine
Medicine, Ancient
Physiology
History
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004229204
9004229205
1280876158
9781280876158
9786613717467
6613717460
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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