The Monster in the Machine : Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0822325683
ISBN-13
9780822325680
Publisher
Duke University Press
Imprint
Duke University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 25th, 2000
Print length
277 Pages
Weight
496 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 26.10 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800European historyEarly modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
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Tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning', the author begins with an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God.
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