Paracelsus's Theory of Embodiment: Conception and Gestation in Early Modern Europe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138663824)

Paracelsus has been called the father of modern chemistry and is legendary for his treatment of syphilis. This work argues that Paracelsus developed an understanding of the body as composed of two distinct sexes, revolutionizing early modern conceptions of the female body as an inversion of or flawed approximation of the male body.

Author: Amy Eisen Cislo
ISBN-10: 1138663824
ISBN-13: 9781138663824
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2016
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d