Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians
by Richard Sugg (Goodreads) 14 Reviews
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, when kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribed, swallowed or wore human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin against epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression.
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Cigarette5mokingman ago
Glad I'm not the only oNE pointing this out for everyone. Good job.
"According to a new book on medicinal cannibalism, written by University of Durham academic Dr Richard Sugg"
Doesn't even give the title of the book. Hardly a source. Article is from 2011 though.
AgainstPedos ago
Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires: The History of Corpse Medicine from the Renaissance to the Victorians by Richard Sugg (Goodreads) 14 Reviews Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires charts in vivid detail the largely forgotten history of European corpse medicine, when kings, ladies, gentlemen, priests and scientists prescribed, swallowed or wore human blood, flesh, bone, fat, brains and skin against epilepsy, bruising, wounds, sores, plague, cancer, gout and depression.
AgainstPedos ago
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10596894-mummies-cannibals-and-vampires. . . by Dr. Richard Sugg Reviews included. Got a lot of stars.