Religio-Medical Masquerade

by Frederick W. Peabody

Book Overview

The Religio-Medical Masquerade is a book written by Frederick W. Peabody that explores the intersection of religion and medicine in the 19th century. Peabody examines the ways in which religious beliefs influenced medical practices, and how medical practitioners used religion to gain credibility and authority. He argues that the blending of religion and medicine led to a masquerade, in which medical practitioners presented themselves as religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162584904
• ISBN13: 9781162584904
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"