Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, when kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribed, swallowed or wore human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and
| TITLE | : | Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.76 (694 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0415674174 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 384 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2011-08-11 |
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Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, when kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribed, swallowed or wore human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin against epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression. One thing we are rarely taught at school is this: James I refused corpse medicine; Charles II made his own corpse medicine; and Charles I was made into corpse medicine. Ranging from the execution scaffolds of Germany and Scandinavia, through the courts and laboratories of Italy, France and Britain, to the battlefields of Holland and Ireland, and on to the tribal man-eating of the Americas, Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires argues that the real cannibals were in fact the Europeans. Medicinal cannibalism utilised the formidable weight of European science, publishing, trad
EDITORIAL :
'This book is full of rich detail, making you both recoil and yet read on, fascinated by our ancestors’ imaginative ways to try and heal the sick. ' – Cotswold History Blog
"I do not write this lightly - Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: the History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians is one of the most eye-opening and phenomenal books I have ever read. It is incredibly well researched, well written and states the case of medicinal cannibalism throughout the ages with great detail and reference. There is no other book like it and I feel so fortunate to have it upon my shelfIt would be a fantastic book to accompany a college class of the same subject." - Customer Review, 5 Stars
"Sugg's book offers iteself as a 'history' of corpse medicine. Though it is the work of a we
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