The Body of Evidence
Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5767700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Paolo De Ceglia (0000-0002-8307-8780), Francesco Paolo de Ceglie, A W Bates, Diego Carnevale (0000-0002-4189-6582), Lucia De Frenza, Tommaso Duranti, Carmel Ferragud, Massimo Galtarossa (0000-0001-7754-0951), Alexander Kästner (0000-0002-7808-6786), Margaret Brannan Lewis, R Allen Shotwell, Kevin Siena, Caterina Tisci |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 366 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Body of Evidence (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004284821 |
| OpenAlex | W4247757160 |
| Open Library | OL31369098M |
| ISBN | 9789004284821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
When, why and how was it first believed that the corpse could reveal 'signs' useful for understanding the causes of death and eventually identifying those responsible for it? The Body of Evidence. Corpses and Proofs in Early Modern European Medicine, edited by Francesco Paolo de Ceglia, shows how in the late Middle Ages the dead body, which had previously rarely been questioned, became a specific object of investigation by doctors, philosophers, theologians and jurists. The volume sheds new light on the elements of continuity, but also on the effort made to liberate the semantization of the corpse from what were, broadly speaking, necromantic practices, which would eventually merge into forensic medicine
Dead body · Merge (version control · History of Medicine Studies · European history
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |