Doctors, Folk Medicine and the Inquisition The Repression of Magical Healing in Portugal During the Enlightenment |
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| Author:
| Walker, Timothy |
| Series title: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-14345-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $256.00 |
Book Description:
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This groundbreaking monograph explores the fascinating social context of "witchcraft" trials in Portugal during the long eighteenth century, when conventional medical practitioners, motivated by a desire to promote "scientific" medicine, worked within the Holy Office to prosecute superstitious folk healers.
This groundbreaking monograph explores the fascinating social context of "witchcraft" trials in Portugal during the long eighteenth century, when conventional medical practitioners, motivated by a desire to promote "scientific" medicine, worked within the Holy Office to prosecute superstitious folk healers.