Entries from 2014-01-20 to 1 day

フロイト「処女性のタブー」

ジークムント・フロイト「処女性のタブー」本間直樹訳『フロイト全集 16:1916-19年 処女性のタブー 子供がぶたれる』(東京:岩波書店、2010)71-91頁。 フロイト自身はフィールドワークで「未開人」を観察したことは一度もないが、人類学的・民俗学的な主…

アーサー・ クラインマン教授講演会(3/18)

アーサー・ クラインマン教授講演会 演題「ケア をすることについて:ケアに影響をおよぼす文化的要素(On Caregiving: Cultural Factors Affecting Caregiving)」 講師:アー サー・クラインマン(Arthur Kleinman)(ハーバード大学・アジアセンター所長…

Healthy Living in Late Renaissance Italy (2013) -- Book review?

Medical History has received a review copy of Sandra Cavallo and Tessa Storey eds., Healthy Living in Late Renaissance Italy (2013). A beautifully illustrated book on the health practices in Italy. Any volunteer for reviewing this book? Fo…

Late Middle English Remedy-book (Book Review)

Medical History received a review copy of Late Middle English Remedy-book. A scholarly edition of a hitherto unedited remady book based on ancient medicine. Any volunteer for review? The present edition offers the diplomatic transcription …

Review a biography of Flaubert's father?

Medical History has received a review copy of Geoffrey Wall, The Enlightened Physician: Achille-Cleophas Flaubert, 178401846 (2013). Yes, a biography of the father of the author of Madame Bovary! Does anyone want to write a review, a regul…

History of Geology and Medicine (Book Review)

Medical History has received a copy of History of Geology and Medicine edited by C.J. Duffin, R.T.J. Moody and C. Garden-Thorpe and published by The Geological Society. Any volunteer for review or recommendations? The historical links betw…

Carl J. Pfeiffer's Art and Practice of Western Medicine in the Early Nineteenth Century

Medical History has received a paperback reissue of Carl J. Pfeiffer's Art and Practice of Western Medicine in the Early Nineteenth Century. Reviewing this book will give an interesting perspective of looking back the history of medicine a…