Journal article
A politics of the senses: the political role of theKing’s-Evil in Richard Wiseman’s Severall Chirurgicall Treatises
Abstract
Written by Richard Wiseman, sergeant-surgeon to King Charles II of England, 'A Treatise on the King's-Evil' within his magnum opus Severall Chirurgicall Treatises (1676), acts as a proto-case series which explores the treatment and cure of 91 patients with the King's-Evil. Working within the confines of the English monarch's ability to cure the disease with their miraculous (or thaumaturgic) touch, Wiseman simultaneously elevates and extends …
Authors
Komorowski AS; Song SI
Journal
Medical Humanities, Vol. 45, No. 3,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1136/medhum-2017-011390
ISSN
1468-215X