The History of Pain - Brossura

Rey, Roselyne

 
9780674399686: The History of Pain
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ISBN 10: 0674399684 ISBN 13: 9780674399686
Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1998

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Feared by most, sought out by others, pain may manifest itself as a benevolent messenger warning of imminent danger or a repellent nemesis that undermines and incapacitates us. Throughout the ages pain has intrigued those who focus on the soul and the sacred in equal measure to those who specialize in the body and medicine.

In The History of Pain, Roselyne Rey draws on multidisciplinary sources to explore this universally shared experience. From classical antiquity to the twentieth century, she contrasts the different cultural perceptions of pain in each period, as well as the medical theories advanced to explain its mechanisms, and the various therapeutic remedies formulated to relieve those suffering from it.

This broad historical perspective, both accurate and remarkably erudite, highlights the extraordinary transformation in humanity's relationship to pain, chronicles the considerable progress made in its understanding and treatment, and explores the shadowy areas of mystery which remain to this day.

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Throughout the ages pain has intrigued those who focus on the soul and the sacred in equal measure to those who specialize in the body and medicine. The author draws upon multidisciplinary sources to explore this universally shared experience. From classical anitiquity to the 20th-century, she contrasts the different cultural perceptions of pain in each period, as well as the medical theories advanced to explain its mechanisms, and the various therapeutic remedies formulated to relieve those suffering from it.

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Editore
Harvard Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
1998
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0674399684
ISBN 13 
9780674399686
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Numero di pagine
394
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ISBN 10:  0674399676 ISBN 13:  9780674399679
Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1995
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