Forbidden knowledge: medicine, science, and censorship in early modern Italy
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DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2021.1882576
Abstract: Hannah Marcus expertly explores the mechanics and meaning of the censorship of medical writings in post-Tridentine Italy in this innovative and original study. Medicine is a particularly profitable... read more here.
Keywords: italy; medicine; medicine science; knowledge medicine ... See more keywords
Love in the time of ‘settling’: Forbidden knowledge and modern singles advice
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DOI: 10.1177/1440783317721351
Abstract: While there has been much feminist criticism over recent discourses that stigmatize single women, little is known about how women actually consume and respond to the advice prescribed in this discourse. This article addresses this… read more here.
Keywords: advice; love time; sociology; forbidden knowledge ... See more keywords
Forbidden Knowledge: Medicine, Science, and Censorship in Early Modern Italy by Hannah Marcus (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/bhm.2022.0026
Abstract: whether it is mental or physical is not clarified. Moreover, the phrase describing his insomnia, from which the saint cures him, is taken as an accurate reflection of his emotional distress rather than a rhetorical… read more here.
Keywords: medicine science; forbidden knowledge; cure; cure seekers ... See more keywords