Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Title | Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries PDF eBook |
Author | James Kelly |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2016-05-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 131711289X |
The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period as a whole, most work has focussed on the metropolitan centres of England, Scotland and France, ignoring the huge range of national and regional practice. This collection aims to go some way to rectifying this situation, providing an exploration of the changes and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish physicians studying and working abroad during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into the neglected area of Irish medical and social history across a variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Colonial Latin American history, Irish, and French history, it builds upon ground-breaking work recently published by several of the contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader scientific and intellectual networks. By addressing fundamental issues that reach beyond the medical institutions, the collection expands our understanding of Irish medicine and throws new light on medical practices and the broader cultural and social issues of early modern Ireland, Europe, and Latin America. Taking a variety of approaches and sources, ranging from the use of eplistolary exchange to the study of medical receipt books, legislative practice to belief in miracles, local professionalization to international networks, each essay offers a fascinating insight into a still largely neglected area. Furthermore, the collection argues for the importance of widening current research to consider the importance and impact of early Irish medical traditions, networks, and practices, and their interaction with related issues, such as politics, gender, economic demand, and religious belief.
Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Title | Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries PDF eBook |
Author | Fiona Clark |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Medicine |
ISBN | 9781760099503 |
"The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period as a whole, most work has focussed on the metropolitan centres of England, Scotland and France, ignoring the huge range of national and regional practice. This collection aims to go some way to rectifying this situation, providing an exploration of the changes and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish physicians studying and working abroad during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into the neglected area of Irish medical and social history across a variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Colonial Latin American history, Irish, and French history, it builds upon ground-breaking work recently published by several of the contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader scientific and intellectual networks."--Publisher's description.
Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Title | Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries PDF eBook |
Author | James Kelly |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2016-05-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317112903 |
The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period as a whole, most work has focussed on the metropolitan centres of England, Scotland and France, ignoring the huge range of national and regional practice. This collection aims to go some way to rectifying this situation, providing an exploration of the changes and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish physicians studying and working abroad during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into the neglected area of Irish medical and social history across a variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Colonial Latin American history, Irish, and French history, it builds upon ground-breaking work recently published by several of the contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader scientific and intellectual networks. By addressing fundamental issues that reach beyond the medical institutions, the collection expands our understanding of Irish medicine and throws new light on medical practices and the broader cultural and social issues of early modern Ireland, Europe, and Latin America. Taking a variety of approaches and sources, ranging from the use of eplistolary exchange to the study of medical receipt books, legislative practice to belief in miracles, local professionalization to international networks, each essay offers a fascinating insight into a still largely neglected area. Furthermore, the collection argues for the importance of widening current research to consider the importance and impact of early Irish medical traditions, networks, and practices, and their interaction with related issues, such as politics, gender, economic demand, and religious belief.
Early Modern Ireland and the world of medicine
Title | Early Modern Ireland and the world of medicine PDF eBook |
Author | John Cunningham |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 2019-05-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526145154 |
This book contains substantial new historical research on medicine in early modern Ireland. Its twelve chapters address a variety of subjects and situate them in appropriate contexts. The main focus is on medical practitioners and their place in Irish society. The book makes a major contribution to scholarship on early modern medicine.
Cultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970
Title | Cultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970 PDF eBook |
Author | C. Cox |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2010-11-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0230304621 |
Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries.
Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland, 1650-1940
Title | Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland, 1650-1940 PDF eBook |
Author | Greta Jones |
Publisher | Cork University Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Communicable diseases |
ISBN | 9781859182307 |
A pioneering collection of essays aiming to open up the previously neglected area of the social history of medicine in Ireland.
The Medical Revolution of the Seventeenth Century
Title | The Medical Revolution of the Seventeenth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Kenneth French |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1989-09-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521355100 |
This consideration of the underlying forces which helped to produce a revolution in 17th century medicine sets out to show how, in the period between 1630 and 1730, medicine came to represent something more than a marginal activity and was influenced by the current developments of the day.