Health and Healing in the Early Modern Iberian World: A Gendered Perspective

Health and Healing in the Early Modern Iberian World explores the concepts of health and healing between 1500 and 1800, highlighting the ways in which the medical profession sought to exert its power over patients and intersected with gender and sexuality.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 19 April 2021
\n Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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Health and Healing in the Early Modern Iberian World delves into the intricate interplay of health and healing across geographical boundaries during the early modern period (1500-1800). By employing an interdisciplinary approach encompassing medical history, gender history, and the literature and culture of the early modern Atlantic World, this collection of essays sheds light on the gendered dimensions of health and medical practices. The contributors explore the ways in which the medical profession sought to exert control over patients, shaping standards that influenced perceptions of self and body. At the same time, they examine the mechanisms through which this influence was mediated. Through a comprehensive examination of a range of sources, the essays unveil the multifaceted and often conflicting ways in which early modern health discourse intersected with gender and sexuality, as well as its connections to ethical, racial, and class-driven concerns.

Breaking new ground, this work offers a systematic exploration of gender and sexuality as they relate to the delivery of healthcare, the practice of medicine, and the experiences of health and healing across early modern Spain and colonial Latin America. By delving into these complex intersections, Health and Healing in the Early Modern Iberian World provides valuable insights into the broader social, cultural, and political landscapes of this transformative era.

\n Weight: 608g\n
Dimension: 161 x 236 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781487505189\n \n