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Health, Hedonism and Hypochondria - Ian Bradley

Health, Hedonism and Hypochondria

The Hidden History of Spas

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Buch | Softcover
304 Seiten
2025
Tauris Parke (Verlag)
978-0-7556-2684-7 (ISBN)
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Delve into the history behind glamourous baths and spas resorts such as Bath, Buxton, Harrogate, Baden-Baden and Vichy.

From Romans to royalty and hypochondriacs to holiday-makers, natural water spas have been a common feature in society since the first century. Even today, we periodically abandon the cities to ‘take the waters’.

In their heyday, Europe’s spas were the main meeting places for aristocracy, politicians and cultural elites. They were the centres of political and diplomatic intrigue, and were fertile sources of artistic, literary and musical inspiration. The spas epitomised style and were renowned for their cosmopolitan atmosphere in a glittering whirl of balls, gambling and affairs, as much as for their healing waters.

Health, Hedonism & Hypochondria reveals the hidden histories of traditional spas of Europe, including such well-known resorts as the original Spa in Belgium; Bath, Buxton & Harrogate in Britain; Baden-Baden & Bad Ems in Germany; Vichy & Aix-les-Bains in France; Bad Ragaz in Switzerland; Bad Ischl & Baden bei Wien in Austria and Karlovy Vary & Mariánské Lázne in the Czech Republic. At once luxurious sanctuaries of relaxation and resorts of the upper classes, they were also the haunts of melancholics, scoundrels and those seeking escape and excitement.

Ian Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Cultural and Spiritual History at the University of St Andrews and a prolific author, journalist and broadcaster. He has had a lifelong fascination with spas.

Acknowledgements

Introduction – Der Kurschatten
1 Classical Origins
2 The Middle Ages – From Holy Wells to Stew Houses
3 The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries – the Birth of the Modern Medical Spa
4 The Eighteenth Century – the Emergence of Bath as the Model Spa
5 The Nineteenth Century – Baden-Baden Becomes the Boulevard of Europe
6 Hydrotherapy – a Short Sharp Douche of Cold Water
7 La Belle Époque – the Flourishing of Karlsbad and Marienbad
8 The Last hundred Years
Conclusion – Europe’s Traditional Spas Today

Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.9.2025
Zusatzinfo 8 pages colour plates
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Alternative Heilverfahren
Reisen Reiseberichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-7556-2684-2 / 0755626842
ISBN-13 978-0-7556-2684-7 / 9780755626847
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