Routledge Anatomy and the Organization of Knowledge, 1500–1850 ("The Body, Gender and Culture")

Product Description Across early modern Europe, the growing scientific practice of dissection prompted new and insightful ideas about the human body. This collection of essays explores the impact of anatomical knowledge on wider issues of learning and culture. Review 'the social impact of anatomy is discussed through literature, language and analogy. The intellectual and cultural place of anatomy in the early modern and modern world is re-imagined in a series of intriguing studies.' Thinking Like A Mountain