This open access collection provides historians with a coherent guide
to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have
thus far lacked, grappling with questions such as: Why the history of
Western herbal medicine has received such little research coverage in
any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large
in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? And what methods and
sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and
herbal practices of the past? Critical Approaches to the History of
Western Herbal Medicine encourages a serious re-assessment of research
in the history of herbal medicine and provides examples of appropriate
methodologies and critical examinations of relevant sources. In this
innovative collection, historians and researchers from a range of
disciplines come together to share material on the identification and
use of medicinal plants, the activities of people involved with herbal
medicine and the investigation of past herbal therapeutic beliefs and
practice. Classical and medieval scholars, social and literary
historians, archaeologists and ethnobotanists all contribute to this
exploration of the history of Western herbal medicine. The ebook
editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND
4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by
Knowledge Unlatched.
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ISBN
9781441143570
Publisert
2015
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok