Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians

by Richard Sugg

Book Overview

Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, which saw kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribe, swallow or wear human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin in an attempt to heal themselves of epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression. In this comprehensive and accessible text, Richard Sugg shows that, far from being a medieval...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138933988
• ISBN13: 9781138933989
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"