Medicine and the Reformation
Author | : Ole Peter Grell |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0415089743 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780415089746 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Download or read book Medicine and the Reformation written by Ole Peter Grell and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts how both popular and official religion affected orthodox medicine and popular healers, and illustrates the cental part played by medicine in Lutheran teachings, the Catholic responses, and the Calvanistic rationalization of disease.