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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Pablo F. GómezPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9781469630861ISBN 10: 1469630869 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 28 February 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsGomez explores the relationship between localized knowledge creation and the practice of health and healing in the early modern Atlantic. Recommended.--Choice A sweeping, ambitious, and provocative analysis of the various practices and beliefs black ritual specialists and healers in the Caribbean employed under Spanish colonial rule.--Manguinhos With a sharp eye for epistemic difference, deep knowledge of medical science (Gomez has an M.D.), and an engaging style, Gomez demonstrates that the scientific revolution took place in the margins of the seventeenth-century Atlantic world, in the hands and minds of people of African descent.--Bulletin of the History of Medicine This is a fascinating and challenging book that will reward readers in a variety of fields, including the history of early modern science and medicine, but also those interested in the broader social and intellectual history of the Caribbean and Atlantic world.--Early Science and Medicine The book's conceptual breadth and imagination make it a valuable contribution to literatures ranging from Atlantic slavery to science studies and the history of medicine.--Medical History Gomez explores the relationship between localized knowledge creation and the practice of health and healing in the early modern Atlantic. Recommended.--Choice An indispensable contribution to the literature on the lived experiences and healing cultures of the early modern Atlantic.--Social History of Medicine A sweeping, ambitious, and provocative analysis of the various practices and beliefs black ritual specialists and healers in the Caribbean employed under Spanish colonial rule.--Manguinhos With a sharp eye for epistemic difference, deep knowledge of medical science (Gomez has an M.D.), and an engaging style, Gomez demonstrates that the scientific revolution took place in the margins of the seventeenth-century Atlantic world, in the hands and minds of people of African descent.--Bulletin of the History of Medicine This is a fascinating and challenging book that will reward readers in a variety of fields, including the history of early modern science and medicine, but also those interested in the broader social and intellectual history of the Caribbean and Atlantic world.--Early Science and Medicine The book's conceptual breadth and imagination make it a valuable contribution to literatures ranging from Atlantic slavery to science studies and the history of medicine.--Medical History Gomez explores the relationship between localized knowledge creation and the practice of health and healing in the early modern Atlantic. Recommended.--Choice Author InformationPablo F. Gomez is assistant professor in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics and the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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