Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours

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Author: Noga Arikha
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Language: English
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Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours by Arikha, Noga

Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours

€28,40

Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours

€28,40
Author: Noga Arikha
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"Passions and Tempers may excite passions and tempers in some of its readers, as a good work of intellectual history should. You will learn a lot from its pages."

--Washington Post

The humours--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--were substances thought to circulate within the body and determine a person's health, mood, and character. The theory of humours remained an inexact but powerful tool for centuries, surviving scientific changes and offering clarity to physicians.

This one-of-a-kind book follows the fate of these variable and invisible fluids from their Western origin in ancient Greece to their present-day versions. It traces their persistence from medical guidebooks of the past to current health fads, from the testimonies of medical doctors to the theories of scientists, physicians, and philosophers. By intertwining the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Noga Arikha revisits and revises how we think about all aspects of our physical, mental, and emotional selves.



Author: Noga Arikha
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 07/22/2008
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.38w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780060731175

About the Author
Arikha, Noga: -

Noga Arikha was raised in Paris and received her doctorate in history at London's Warburg Institute. She was a fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, and has taught at Bard College and the Bard Graduate Center. She lives in New York City.

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