Nicole C. Salomone

Broschiertes Buch

When the "Dead" Rose in Britain

Premature Burial and the Misdiagnosis of Death During the Enlightenment

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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 In addition to her research, she is passionate about the digitization of historical documents and artifacts and using technology to make them accessible to a wider audience.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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781476682747
• ISBN-10: 1476682747
• Artikelnr.: 64638960