Syphilis, Puritanism and Witch Hunts
Historical Explanations with a Forecast About AIDS
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1989
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-43588-5 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-43588-5 (ISBN)
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This is a revised collection of articles which were previously published in "Encounter", the most substantial addition being the extracts from treaties on demonology. It contains a forecast of the social impact of AIDS in the light of the history of older diseases.
This is a revised collection of articles which were previously published in "Encounter", the most substantial addition being the extracts from treaties on demonology. It contains a forecast of the social impact of Aids in the light of the history of older diseases. The author also wrote "Social Sciences as Sorcery", "The African Predicament", "Parasitism and Subversion in Latin America"; "The Uses of Comparative Sociology", "Military Organization and Society", "The Prospect of a Revolution in the USA"; "Max Weber's Insights and Errors".
This is a revised collection of articles which were previously published in "Encounter", the most substantial addition being the extracts from treaties on demonology. It contains a forecast of the social impact of Aids in the light of the history of older diseases. The author also wrote "Social Sciences as Sorcery", "The African Predicament", "Parasitism and Subversion in Latin America"; "The Uses of Comparative Sociology", "Military Organization and Society", "The Prospect of a Revolution in the USA"; "Max Weber's Insights and Errors".
Part 1 The thesis: syphilis, puritanism and capitalism; syphilis, celibacy and witch hunts. Part 2 The demonologists fascination with lust and disease illustrated from the sources; Montague Summers' compilations; Henri Boguet; Nicholas Remy; Franscesco Guazzo; Pierre de Lancre; George Sinclair; Lodovico Sinistrari; the impact of Aids on social life, possibilities and likelihoods; wickedness, madness and error - on the limits of usefulness of psychoanalysis in historical explanations.
| Zusatzinfo | index |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 450 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-333-43588-5 / 0333435885 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-43588-5 / 9780333435885 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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