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Our Human Hearts: A Medical and Cultural Journey (Literature and Medicine)
Albert Howar Carter
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Description for Our Human Hearts: A Medical and Cultural Journey (Literature and Medicine)
Paperback. Explores the meanings of the human heart as interpreted by two traditions: medical science and the much older cultural traditions. This book interlaces medical and linguistic information with the stories of four heart patients, each with different illnesses and different personal approaches to healing. Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: JFC; MJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Our Human Hearts is a nonfiction exploration of the meanings of the human heart as interpreted by two traditions: medical science, which has made possible dramatic cardiac surgery and sophisticated drug treatments, and the much older cultural traditions that view the heart as a repository for wisdom, courage, emotion, and the soul. Carter interlaces medical and linguistic information with the stories of four heart patients, each with different illnesses and different personal approaches to healing. Much has been written about the heart from a medical standpoint, but few experts have explored the human side of the heart by giving a ... Read more
Our Human Hearts is a nonfiction exploration of the meanings of the human heart as interpreted by two traditions: medical science, which has made possible dramatic cardiac surgery and sophisticated drug treatments, and the much older cultural traditions that view the heart as a repository for wisdom, courage, emotion, and the soul. Carter interlaces medical and linguistic information with the stories of four heart patients, each with different illnesses and different personal approaches to healing. Much has been written about the heart from a medical standpoint, but few experts have explored the human side of the heart by giving a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Literature and Medicine Series
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873388634
SKU
V9780873388634
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Albert Howar Carter
Albert Howard Carter III is the author of First Cut: A Season in the Human Anatomy Lab and has a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Iowa. He is adjunct professor of social medicine at the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
Reviews for Our Human Hearts: A Medical and Cultural Journey (Literature and Medicine)
"Humans from ancient times have interpreted the heart in many ways: as the home of the soul, the seat of love, the place of wisdom and justice, the symbol of our vitality. No other human organ has had as many meanings attached to it." - from the Introduction"