Wessen Furcht? Wessen Zorn? (Konstruierte) Emotionen im Zusammenhang mit Pockenepidemien und Schutzpockenimpfung

This article explores the question of whether the regularly recurring smallpox epidemics in 19th century historical Tyrol, which corresponds to the territory of today’s European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino, and the visible signs of the epidemic on the faces of those who had recovered, evoked emotions in everyday life. Furthermore, it aims to investigate the specific forms of these emotions and how they were socially perceived and understood. To shed light on these inquiries, selected print media from the 19th century with a focus on the 1870s from the Innsbruck/Tyrol area will be utilized as sources, offering insights into the urban context. Additionally, the medical records of Franz von Ottenthal (1818–1899), a private practitioner in South Tyrol, will be analysed to explore the rural context

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  Open Access•Volker He, Volker Hess et al.•History of Science•2010

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