JOURNAL ARTICLE

Medicine and Healing in the Age of Slavery, Sean Morey Smith and Christopher D.E. Willoughby.

  • Published In: Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences, 2024, v. 79, n. 2. P. 182 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Yero, Farren 3 of 3

Abstract

"Medicine and Healing in the Age of Slavery" is a collection of health histories that explores the experiences of healers and patients during the era of slavery. The book challenges the dominance of western biomedicine and highlights the porosity of healing practices in the Atlantic world. It also emphasizes the role of the state in shaping slave systems and the ongoing racialization of medicine. The collection centers the experiences of enslaved patients and their own ideas about their bodies and healing. Overall, the book offers new insights into the medical afterlife of slavery and its impact on health and disability today. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences. 2024/04, Vol. 79, Issue 2, p182
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0022-5045
  • DOI:10.1093/jhmas/jrad040
  • Accession Number:176395187
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