The Adoption of Inoculation for Smallpox in England and France

Lingua: inglese

Editore: University Of Pennsylvania Press Jan 1957, 1957

1512813257 / 9781512813258

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Neuware - Smallpox inoculation in the eighteenth century was the genesis of modern immunology. This new method of purposely contracting a disease in order to secure protection from it was an empirical folk practice from the New East that ran counter to traditional European habits of thought in both medicine and religion. Based on diligent research in all available sources, this detailed study brings into relief the significant factors that made smallpox inoculation acceptable to Western Europeans-namely, the increasing threat and fear of the disease, particularly among the upper classes; a strong program led by members of such respected scientific groups and the Royal Society in London and the Academic Royale des Sciences in Paris; the interest and participation of both the English and French royal families who furnished an example for their subjects to emulate. In presenting this account of an important development in medical history Genevieve Miller offers evidence to prove that, contrary to the usual view, most religious leaders were not opposed to the practice of inoculation and that a number of them were active proponents. She also points out how, in the sphere of medical thought, experience with inoculation clarified ides concerning the etiology of smallpox by supplying proof that it originated with a specific material substance introduced into the human body from without. …

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Titolo
The Adoption of Inoculation for Smallpox in England and France
Autore
Genevieve Miller
Editore
University Of Pennsylvania Press Jan 1957
Anno di pubblicazione
1957
Condizione
Neu
Rilegatura
Buch
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1512813257
ISBN 13
9781512813258
Peso dell'articolo
685 grammi
Dimensioni
234x156x21 mm

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