Book ; Online ; E-Book: Medieval syphilis and treponemal disease
(Past imperfect)
2022
Abstract: Leaders in the field of paleopathology have found enough evidence to prove that treponematosis, including syphilis, existed in ancient and medieval Afro-Eurasia, settling a decades-long debate. Yet documentary and artistic evidence to support this ... ...
| Author's details | Marylynn Salmon |
|---|---|
| Series title | Past imperfect |
| Abstract | Leaders in the field of paleopathology have found enough evidence to prove that treponematosis, including syphilis, existed in ancient and medieval Afro-Eurasia, settling a decades-long debate. Yet documentary and artistic evidence to support this important work remains scarce. After summarizing the confirmed cases of treponematosis detected to date, this book turns to contemporary accounts about the death of the English king, Edward IV, that strongly indicate syphilis as the cause. It then considers further evidence suggesting contemporary awareness that elites tended to experience the disease more severely than commoners, and includes numerous examples from medical treatises and artworks that are highly suggestive that both endemic and venereal treponematosis (bejel and syphilis) were present in late medieval Europe. In doing so, the author hopes to spark a conversation not only about the existence of the disease in various places and times, but also its wider impact on premodern society and culture. |
| Keywords | Electronic books |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 95 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| Publisher | ARC Humanities Press |
| Publishing place | Boston |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Book ; Online ; E-Book |
| Remark | Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer |
| HBZ-ID | HT021566464 |
| ISBN | 978-1-80270-089-3 ; 978-1-80270-090-9 ; 9781802700480 ; 1-80270-089-7 ; 1-80270-090-0 ; 180270048X |
| Database | ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture |
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