Medicine and Society in Later Medieval England (Social History)

Type

Book

Authors

Carole Rawcliffe

ISBN 10

0862995981

ISBN 13

9780862995980

Tags

England, Historical Study & Educational Resources, History, Herbs, Medicine

Description

From a social context and using contemporary sources, this text explains how the medical profession (physicians, surgeons and apothecaries) developed and functioned in late medieval England. Against a backdrop of high morality, widespread disease and persistent problems of public health, it considers what alternatives were available to the patient, from "society doctors" to wise women, quacks and hospitals for the sick poor. Medical theories and practices of the time are investigated, along with the often satirical and sometimes hostile attitudes of the man on the street. - from Amzon

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