Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Curing and Caring for the Early Modern Body 16
6. 2. Learning How to Be Ill 46
7. 3. Emotional Causes of Illness 81
8. 4. Suffering on the Sickbed 104
9. 5. Perceptions of Pain 129
10. 6. Illness Narratives by the Poor 159
11. Conclusions 180
12. List of Abbreviations 187
13. Appendixes 189
14. Notes 203
15. Bibliography 243
16. Index 273