Piety and danger: popular ritual, epidemics, and medical reforms in Lima, Peru, 1750-1860
San Diego; s.n; 2004. 392 p. ilus, tab.
Thesis
in English
| HISA - History of Health
| ID: his-6503
Responsible library:
BR1273.1
Localization: BR1273.1; 614.0985, W286p
ABSTRACT
It examines reforms of funeral and burial practices in late-colonial and early-republican Lima, Peru, as part of a broader modernizing public health campaign led by representatives of the Bourbon Crown, local doctors, and natural philosophers.(AU)
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Collection:
Tematic databases
Database:
HISA - History of Health
Main subject:
Public Health
/
Health Policy
/
Mortuary Practice
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Peru
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Document type:
Thesis
