Описание: In the 17th century, the Dutch Republic was the centre of the world trade in exotic drugs and spices. They were sought after both as medicines, and as luxury objects for the bourgeois class, giving rise to a medical and moral anxiety in the Republic. This ambivalent view on exotic drugs is the theme of the poetry of Joannes Six van Chandelier (1620-1695). Six, who himself ran the drug shop ‘The Gilded Unicorn’ in Amsterdam, addresses a number of exotic medicines in his poems, such as musk, incense, the miracle drug theriac, Egyptian mumia, and even the blood of Charles I of England. In Dangerous Drugs, these texts are studied for the first time. The study shows how Six, through a process of self-presentation as a sober and restrained merchant, but also as a penitent sinner, thirsting for God’s grace, links early modern drug abuse to different desires, such as lust, avarice, pride and curiosity. The book shows also how an early modern debate on exotic drugs contributed to an important shift in early modern natural science, from a drug lore based on mythical and fabulous concepts, to a botany based on observation and systematic examination.
Автор: Farrelly Maura Jane Название: Anti-Catholicism in America, 1620-1860 ISBN: 1316616363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316616369 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3802.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Useful for readers who want a clear and useful understanding of the origins and meaning of anti-Catholic bias in America, and the ironic role that such bias played in defining and sustaining some of the core values of American identity.
Автор: Maura Jane Farrelly Название: Anti-Catholicism in America, 1620-1860 ISBN: 1107164508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107164505 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15365.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Useful for readers who want a clear and useful understanding of the origins and meaning of anti-Catholic bias in America, and the ironic role that such bias played in defining and sustaining some of the core values of American identity.
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