Faith, Reason, And The Plague In Seventeenth-century Tuscany
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- Synopsis
- Recreates the struggles within plague-stricken Italy, relating events that led to a confrontation between the advocates of science and the followers of faith. By the late fall of 1630, the Black Plague had descended upon northern Italy. The prentice Magistry of Public Health, centered in Florence, took steps to contain and combat the scourge. In this essay, Carlo Cipolla recreates the daily struggle of plague-stricken Monte Lupo, a rustic Tuscan village, revealing in the vivid terms of actual events and personalities a central drama of Western civilization - the conflict between faith and reason, Church and state.
- Copyright:
- 1979
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 133 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780393000450
- Publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/23
- Copyrighted By:
- The Harvester Press Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.