Title Birth of homeopathy out of the spirit of romanticism / Alice A. Kuzniar

Published [Place of publication not identified] : University of Toronto Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Law of Similars; 2 The Law of the Single Remedy; 3 The Law of Minimum; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary Homeopathy was founded in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann who ardently proposed that "like cures like," counter to the conventional treatment of prescribing drugs that have the opposite effect to symptoms. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In 'The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism', Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. It is the first book in English to examine Hahnemann's unpublished writings, including case journals and self-testings, and links to his contemporaries such as Goethe and Alexander von Humbolt. Kuzniar's engaging writing style seamlessly weaves together medical, philosophical, semiotic, and literary concerns and reveals homeopathy as a phenomenon of its time. 'The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism' sheds light on issues that continue to dominate the controversy surrounding homeopathy to this very day Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Hahnemann, Samuel, 1755-1843. SUBJECT Hahnemann, Samuel, 1755-1843 fast Hahnemann, Samuel 1755-1843 gnd Subject Homeopathy -- Germany -- History Alternative medicine -- Germany -- History Romanticism -- Germany Medicine -- History -- 18th century. Homeopathy -- history Romanticism -- history Civilization -- history History, 18th Century History, 19th Century HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. MEDICAL / History Medicine Alternative medicine Homeopathy Romanticism Homöopathie Romantik Germany Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781487512637 1487512635

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