Matters of the heart : history, medicine, and emotion /

The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Across cultures it is seen as the site of emotions, as well as the origin of life. This book traces the ways emotions have been understood between the 17th and 19th centuries as both physical entities and spiritual experiences.

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Main Author:	Alberti, Fay Bound, 1971-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Heart > Diseases > Social aspects > History. Heart > Anatomy. Heart > Symbolic aspects. Emotions. Mind and body. Heart. Heart Diseases > history Heart Emotions History, Modern 1601- Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical Symbolism Cœur > Maladies > Aspect social > Histoire. Cœur > Anatomie. Cœur. Émotions. Médecine > Histoire > 1500- emotion. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Heart. MEDICAL > Cardiology. Heart > Anatomy Heart > Diseases > Social aspects Heart > Symbolic aspects Mind and body Electronic books. History
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