The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism

Alice Kuzniar

Published by University of Toronto Press 2017

The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism

Alice Kuzniar

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487512637

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Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary.

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Kuzniar Alice :

Alice A. Kuzniar is a professor in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Waterloo.

Reviews

Asko Nivala:

"The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism is an important study that increases our understanding of both Romantic Naturphilosophie and homeopathy in a very significant way. "

J. Saxton:

‘Excellent history… This text provides interesting insight into the history of homeopathy and how this history affects the way homeopathy is viewed today.’

Peter McIsaac, Associate Professor of German, University of Michigan:

"The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism represents a sustained, serious and overwhelmingly successful excavation of the thought and practice of homeopathy’s originator, Samuel Hahnemann, in the cultural context of its day."

Joan Steigerwald, Associate Professor of Humanities, York University:

"Alice Kuzniar’s The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism is a wonderfully rich work that brings important attention to an overlooked aspect of the medical sciences in the Romantic period. In Kuzniar’s beautifully written manuscript, homeopathy is revealed not only to draw upon the rich cultural discourses in which it is situated, but also to feed into them in interesting and important ways."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction HOMEOPATHY: A CHILD OF ITS TIME Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. The Law of Similars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
2. The Law of the Single Remedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
3. The law of minimum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

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Published: September 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781487512637