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Almagro & Claude [Supplemental Material], Wendy Fall
Almagro & Claude [Supplemental Material], Wendy Fall
Gothic Archive Supplemental Materials for Chapbooks
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Ailments Of The Soul: Blood Transfusions And The Treatment Of Melancholy In Seventeenth-Century England, Emily Bowlus
Ailments Of The Soul: Blood Transfusions And The Treatment Of Melancholy In Seventeenth-Century England, Emily Bowlus
Theses and Dissertations
The first animal-to-human blood transfusions performed in seventeenth-century England focused on patients suffering from mental diseases such as melancholy. Many physicians diagnosed melancholy as a disease of the body, mind, and soul in which blood played a key role. Philosophy, religion, and folklore helped formulate blood as an elusive yet powerful substance with access to immaterial mind and soul in addition to the body. English physician Richard Lower conducted these first transfusions yet recorded little about his personal theories regarding how melancholy and blood affected the body, mind, and soul. The philosophies of Lower’s colleagues, Thomas Willis and Robert Boyle, …
Blood And Water: Unity In The Gospel Of John(1), Matthew G. Ancell, V. Stanley Benfell
Blood And Water: Unity In The Gospel Of John(1), Matthew G. Ancell, V. Stanley Benfell
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The stated purpose of the Gospel of John is that the reader or hearer “may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name” (20.31) (2). Regardless of whether the Fourth Gospel is written to a community of believers or to convert the unbelieving, as is debated, this verse points to life through Jesus Christ as the focus of the book. Each of the four Gospels offers a testimony of Jesus as the Christ. Culminating in the passion and resurrection narratives, each version presents a unique …
Eliza, Or The Unhappy Nun [Supplemental Material], Heather Noble
Eliza, Or The Unhappy Nun [Supplemental Material], Heather Noble
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Memoirs Of Angelique [Supplemental Material], Sarah Thompson
Memoirs Of Angelique [Supplemental Material], Sarah Thompson
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Priory Of St. Clair [Supplemental Material], Kathryn Hendrickson
Priory Of St. Clair [Supplemental Material], Kathryn Hendrickson
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Blood As A Binding Agent In Cormac Mccarthy's _The Crossing_, Erin M. Martin
Blood As A Binding Agent In Cormac Mccarthy's _The Crossing_, Erin M. Martin
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing, one of the most important aspects of blood is the way it connects Billy Parham to his family and the world around him. Billy's actions are driven largely by his desire to maintain his moral code and his connections to nature and his maternal grandmother. His link to nature begins with an encounter with a wolf pack and continues with an attempt to return a she-wolf to her homeland. The connection to his grandmother provides him with the means to do so when he crosses the border from New Mexico into Mexico. Billy's ability …