Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind-s understanding of physiological death. Anchored in Early Modern Britain, it explains how evolving medical theories challenged the ambiguous definition of death.
Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind-s understanding of physiological death. Anchored in Early Modern Britain, it explains how evolving medical theories challenged the ambiguous definition of death.
Nicole C. Salomone is a scholar untangling the centuries-long struggle for medical understanding of death and near-death experiences. In addition to her research, she is passionate about the digitization of historical documents and artifacts and using technology to make them accessible to a wider audience. She lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii List of Abbreviations Glossary Introduction 1. Foundations of Western Medicine and Misdiagnosed Death 2. The Function of Anatomy and Physiology in the Seventeenth Century 3. The Body, the Soul, and the Diagnosis of Death 4. The Burial Process and Premature Repercussions 5. The Corpse as a Commodity in a Changing World 6. The Medical Community Responds to Misdiagnosed Death 7. Nineteenth Century Scholars Weigh In 8. The Restless Dead Conclusion Appendix: Source List for Cases of Apparent Death Misdiagnosed as Death Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii List of Abbreviations Glossary Introduction 1. Foundations of Western Medicine and Misdiagnosed Death 2. The Function of Anatomy and Physiology in the Seventeenth Century 3. The Body, the Soul, and the Diagnosis of Death 4. The Burial Process and Premature Repercussions 5. The Corpse as a Commodity in a Changing World 6. The Medical Community Responds to Misdiagnosed Death 7. Nineteenth Century Scholars Weigh In 8. The Restless Dead Conclusion Appendix: Source List for Cases of Apparent Death Misdiagnosed as Death Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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