D’un usage curieux en medecine

Reflexions sur De l'utilite de la flagellation de J.-H. Meibom

by Boris Klein

Book cover: D’un usage curieux en medecine

Extent: 190 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, German Studies, Medicine

Series: Constitution de la modernite

Series volume number: 3

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(September 2016)

ISBN: 9782406060888

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $30.00

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Hardback (Published)

(September 2016)

ISBN: 9782406060895

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $87.00

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In 1643, a work by the German doctor, Jean-Henri Meibom, was published in Leiden with the title, De l’utilite de la flagellation. It argues for the use of beatings to stimulate sexual activity. This study analyzes and puts into context this curious and complex approach, as well as the main revivals of this profoundly original text.

  • By (author) Boris Klein