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Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists, and Public Spectacle

Christine Quigley

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Description:Since Herophilus, the "father of anatomy," performed the first public human dissection in the third century BCE, audiences have been spellbound by the cutting apart of cadavers. This volumes traces the past and present of public dissection, from Herophilus's first cuts to the revival of anatomy as entertainment through spectacles like Gunther von Hagen's Body Worlds, including the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century. It reveals that the anatomical spectacle is not new, but has remained in the gray area between education and entertainment for centuries.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists, and Public Spectacle. To get started finding Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists, and Public Spectacle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 216

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: McFarland

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0786444290

Description: Since Herophilus, the "father of anatomy," performed the first public human dissection in the third century BCE, audiences have been spellbound by the cutting apart of cadavers. This volumes traces the past and present of public dissection, from Herophilus's first cuts to the revival of anatomy as entertainment through spectacles like Gunther von Hagen's Body Worlds, including the attacks on anatomy in the Middle Ages, the influence of Renaissance anatomist Andreas Vesalius, the procurement of bodies through execution and body snatchers, and the withdrawal of dissectors behind medical school doors in the early 20th century. It reveals that the anatomical spectacle is not new, but has remained in the gray area between education and entertainment for centuries.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists, and Public Spectacle. To get started finding Dissection on Display: Cadavers, Anatomists, and Public Spectacle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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