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Preventing Pregnancy: Dante And Medieval Culture, Anne C. Leone

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

This article provides an overview of the dominant views expressed in legal, medical and religious/theological traditions in the late Middle Ages in order to illustrate two basic points: 1) that the “historical precedent” with regard to abortive practices in the medieval Christian West was less homogenous and more diverse than the Supreme Court Justices assumed in their opinion delivered in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022); and 2) that – in stark contrast with what many anti-abortion activists today might assume about the historical precedent, – medieval thinkers did not generally believe that human life begins at conception.

The …

Hildegard Of Bingen’S Embryology: Enabling Women’S Reproductive Power Without Seed, Minji Lee

Department of Religion Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This paper examines Hildegard of Bingen’s embryological theory within the intricate landscape of medieval medicine and religion. It situates Hildegard’s understanding of conception within ongoing historical debates surrounding the roles of male and female reproductive substances, particularly the concept of seed or semen. By analyzing her conceptual framework against prevailing classical and medieval reproductive theories, the research illuminates Hildegard’s distinctive contribution to understanding conception as a holistic bodily process. Classical embryological discourse predominantly oscillated between Aristotle’s one-seed theory—which positioned men as sole generative agents—and Galen’s two-seed theory, which marginally acknowledged female reproductive participation. While technically aligning with Aristotelian principles by …

The Relationship Between Spirituality, Religiosity, Attachment, And Substance Use/Substance Involvement Among Adult Attendees Of Houses Of Worship, Jessica Jeanette Hames

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Second Opinon, 1999, N1, September, Advocate Aurora Health

Historical Documents - Combined

Park Ridge Center, Chicago, IL: The September 1999 issue of Second Opinion (ISSN 0890-1570) includes:

• Editor's Note (Martin E. Marty) p. 7
• Idiopathic Health Systems: A More Powerful Way to Look at Health Care Resources (William F. Henry) p. 11
• In Whose Image? Religion and the Controversy of Human Cloning (Courtney S. Campbell) p. 24
• The Koan of Cloning: Buddhism Challenges Western Notions of Identity, Altering the Terrain of the Cloning Debate (Evelyn Falls, Joy D. Skeel, and Walter Edinger) p. 44
• A New Synthesis: Alternative Medicine's Challenge to Mainstream Medicine and Traditional Christianity (Sidney Callahan) p. 57

"In The Process Of Becoming": Constructing And Re-Constructing Gender In Twelfth-Century Women's Texts, Katelyn Bajorek

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

The “Poison’D Cup” And The “Invisible Spirit”: The Significance Of Wine In Three Shakespearean Tragedies, Angela Hanratty

Other resources

Alcohol, feasting and revelry play a major part in most of Shakespeare’s works. The utilisation and consumption of wine merits special focus as a signifier in Shakespeare’s work. Much has been written on the role of wine in his comedies, less so regarding Shakespearean tragedies. This discussion will focus on the significance of wine in three seminal works that were crafted at the end of the Elizabethan era, namely Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello. Beginning with an overview of the role and significance of wine to the plot of each of the plays, the analysis will then move to …

Portraits Of Human Monsters In The Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, And Castrati As Idealized Anatomical Anomalies, Touba Ghadessi

Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity

At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals - who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge. These monsters evolved from objects of curiosity, to scientific cases, to legally independent beings. Although many images of and writings about these individuals depict them as jokes of nature or indices of courtly wit, others transcend these categories, combining a vocabulary of courtly self-fashioning with close observations akin to dissections that humanize monsters, while simultaneously stressing their anatomical difference. More importantly, the works examined in this book …

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, …

The Development Of Public Libraries In The United States, 1870–1930: A Quantitative Assessment, Michael Kevane, William A. Sundstrom

Economics

The period 1870–1930 witnessed the emergence of the local public library as a widespread and enduring American institution. We document the expansion of public libraries in the United States using data drawn from library surveys conducted by the federal Bureau of Education. We then review causal accounts for that expansion. Exploiting cross-state and temporal variation in the data, we use statistical techniques to assess a number of plausible demand-and-supply factors affecting the pace of library development. Social and economic variables in the analysis include state income or wealth, urbanization, ethnic composition, and gender ratios. We also examine the effect of …

Saint Alphonsus Diversified Care V. Mri Associates Cross Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 40012

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Saint Alphonsus Diversified Care V. Mri Associates Cross Appellant's Brief Dckt. 40012

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

On Body, Soul, And Popular Culture: A Study Of The Perception Of Plague By Muslim And Coptic Communities In Mamluk Egypt, Mohamed S. Maslouh

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis studies the Muslim and Coptic medical, theological, and philosophical perceptions of plague in Mamluk Egypt (1250-1517). It also details the responses to mass death caused by plagues in both popular culture and mainstream scholarly works. This is carried out by illustrating the various medical, and theological parameters which influenced the different understandings of plague. Attention will be given to the diversity of the medical traditions which coexisted and, sometimes, overlapped in medieval Egypt. This reveals the inadequacy of the convenient classifications and distinctions between the different medical traditions, which have been previously employed to explain plague in medieval …

A Letter To Christian Ministers, Donna Nofziger Plank

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Announcements

Ethics and Animals

No abstract provided.

Peggy Mccracken. The Curse Of Eve, The Wound Of The Hero: Blood, Gender, And Medieval Literature. The Middle Ages Series. University Of Pennsylvania Press, 2003., Shona Harrison

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke

Theses and Dissertations

Background: The US health care system faces increased costs from end of life (EOL) care. The intensive approach to EOL treatment with greater use of procedures in ICUs has led to decedent spending six times greater than that of survivors in the hospital. Experts in ICU and Palliative care fields have called for greater utilization of end of life planning and education. To date, EOL education has been dominated by the technologically driven medical field and the church has been under-utilized. The US population relies on clergy support for many mental health and EOL issues. Clergy report feeling uncomfortable in …

Valeria Finucci, The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, And Castration In The Italian Renaissance. Duke University Press, 2003, Holly A. Crocker

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Bonnie Effros, Creating Community With Food And Drink In Merovingian Gaul. New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, Felice Lifshitz

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Sullivan, Jean Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jean Sullivan

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Jean Sullivan about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Sullivan discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.

Assessment Of Capacity To Give Consent To Research Participation: State-Of-The-Art And Beyond, Evan G. Derenzo, Robert R. Conley, Raymond Love

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Without Narrative: Child Sexual Abuse, Lynne Henderson

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Without Narrative: Child Sexual Abuse, Lynne N. Henderson

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Special Libraries, Fall 1995, Special Libraries Association

Special Libraries, 1995

Volume 86, Issue 4

Kenyon Collegian - November 10, 1994

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Commentary, Linda Lomperis

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Medical Crises And Moral Renaissance, Kenneth L. Vaux

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Southern Cross 1981, Volume 69 No. 3, Diocese Of San Diego, California

The Southern Cross Newspaper

Official publication of the San Diego Diocese since 1937.

Viability And Fetal Life In State Criminal Abortion Laws, Eugene Griffin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

Changing Attitudes Toward Euthanasia, Alice V. Mehling

IUSTITIA

Death is a very individual matter which does not readily lend itself to collective decision. Medical ethicists frequently conclude that to allow a person to die from malice is more reprehensible than to help a person to die from mercy. The most striking change which is taking place in consideration of the problem is recognition of the need to reinforce the patient's right to decide on the course of medical treatment.

A New York Times editorial of February 3, 1903 condemned the practice of active euthanasia by comparing it to "practices of savages in all parts of the world". Seventy …

Wsu News February-March, 1972, Office Of Communications, Wright State University

WSU NEWS

A twelve page newsletter of the WSU News. The WSU News (Notes Events Wright State University) was published monthly beginning in April of 1970. This newsletter was created to provide information about the "growth and progress" of Wright State University across Ohio.