Medieval Punishment and Torture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781601526588)

With no scientific knowledge to guide them, people of medieval times believed that diseases were supernatural phenomena or punishments from God. Thus medical treatments were usually primitive and often horrifying. But little by little, knowledge grewultimately leading to a more practical and scientific approach to understanding sickness and ways to treat it.

Author: Stephen Currie
ISBN-10: 160152658X
ISBN-13: 9781601526588
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2014
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 57