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Routledge - Dissection and Vivisection in the European Renaissance

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Explore the historical motivations behind medical practices in the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. This scholarly work from Routledge examines why medical practitioners made the dissection of condemned criminals and the vivisection of animals a central part of medical education. Despite having no direct medical relevance at the time, these practices were deeply embedded in the era. This book investigates the underlying reasons for these methods, exploring the religious, intellectual, and social circumstances that made such procedures possible and desirable. By looking at the specific beliefs about the body that were unique to Europe, the text provides a clear understanding of the cultural framework that shaped early medical science and experimentation.

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Investigates the historical reasons why medical men used dissection and vivisection during the European Renaissance.

Analyzes the social and religious circumstances that made animal and human experimentation a part of medical education.

Examines the specific European beliefs regarding the body that influenced medical practices of the Middle Ages.

Published by Routledge to provide academic insight into the cultural foundations of early medical science.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1859283616
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Biological Sciences > Animal Sciences > Animal Rights
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 May 1999
Listed Since: 15 December 2006

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