Medical Practices Of The Puritans

Medicine in Colonial North America

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Throughout this long era of intellectual change, the practice of medicine in colonial America was far from standardized or undisputed. Physicians sought to define themselves as a cohesive professional class in the mid-1700s. In doing so, they rejected medical …

The Puritans - HISTORY

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Puritanism | Definition, History, Beliefs, & Facts

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Puritanism, a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of …

The Occult Remedy the Puritans …

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In his Dispensatory, the Puritan Edward Taylor lists medical uses for human flesh, fat, bones, skin, brains, and …

Puritans Beliefs and Practices - Spiritual Ray

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It is difficult to specifically point out what the exact Puritans religious beliefs and practices were, as there are no specific theological books that they followed. There were many …

Puritans - World History Encyclopedia

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Puritans did not use the term to refer to themselves, primarily using 'Saints' as a self-referent. Although initially a small sect of dissenters who drew inspiration from the writings of the religious …

The Puritans on Medication for Mental Illness

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The Puritans on Medication for Mental Illness. May 9, 2013 David Murray 5 comments. The Puritans not only accepted the existence of medical causes for …

Puritan Medical Practices by Dillon …

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On the mayflower there were two physicians, Miles Standish and Dr. Samuel Fuller. Dr. Standish was an officer in the British Army, a magistrate, an engineer, an explorer, an interpreter, …

Medicine and Surgery in Puritan New England: - The History List

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The treatment of illness and trauma in 17th-century Boston was, for the most part, primitive and ineffectual. Therapies ranged from reordering Galen’s “evil humors” through …

What are the medical practices for Puritans? - Answers

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Medical practices from the 1500s and 1600s included bloodletting where leaches were placed on a person to withdrawal blood. There weren't many dental …