Sasha Handley

Sleep in Early Modern England

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ISBN 13:: 9780300220391
author:: Sasha Handley
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Yale University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 16 x 3 x 23.6 cm
Genre:: Health, Family & Lifestyle, Medical & Healthcare Practitioners, Internal Medicine, Sasha Handley,Sleep in Early Modern England,Yale University Press,0300220391,History: Specific Subjects,England - Social conditions,England - Social life and customs,H
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Sleep in Early Modern England explores how the early modern world transformed our understanding of sleep and its relationship to body, mind, and society. By examining diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Sasha Handley reveals that cultural factors have played a significant role in shaping our sleep patterns.

From 1660 onwards, new medical thinking about the nervous system challenged traditional notions of sleep as being at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes in sleeping hours, bedchambers, and our conscious understanding of the unconscious.

This book documents a major evolution in our understanding of sleep, shedding light on how cultural and biological factors have intertwined to shape our relationship with sleep over time.

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