Author: Cristobal Silva
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0199743479
Miraculous Plagues: An Epidemiology of Early New England Narrative
In the summer of 1629, John Winthrop described a series of epidemics that devastated Native American populations along the eastern seaboard of New England as a "miraculous plague. Medical books Miraculous Plagues. Winthrop was struck by the providential nature of these waves of disease, which contributed neatly to the settlers' justifications for colonial expansion. Taking Winthrop's phrase as its cornerstone, Miraculous Plagues re-imagines New England's literary history by tracing seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century epidemics alongside events including early migration, the Antinomian controversy, the evolution of the halfway covenant and jeremiad, and Boston's 1721 inoculation controversy.
Moving beyond familiar histories of New World epidemics (often referred to as the "virgin soil" model), Cristobal Silva identifies epidemiology as a generic category with specialized forms and conventions. Epidemiology functions as both subject and method in Silva's argument, as he details narratives that represent modes of infection, population distribution, and immunity Medical books Miraculous Plagues: An Epidemiology of Early New Eng..., 9780199743476. Miraculous Plagues: An Epidemiology of Early New England Narrative, ISBN-13: 9780199743476, ISBN-10: 0199743479
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author cristobal silva format hardback language english publication year 04 08 2011 subject medicine subject 2 medical nursing ancillary services title miraculous plagues an epidemiology of early new england narrative author silva cristobal publisher oxford univ pr publication date aug 03 2011 pages 272 binding hardcover dimensions 6 20 wx 9 30 hx 1 00 d isbn 0199743479 subject literary criticism american general description in the summer of 1629 john winthrop described a series of epidemics t
Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author Miraculous Plagues: An Epidemiology of Early New England Narrative by Cristobal Silva Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Miraculous Plagues examines the forms and conventions of colonial epidemiology in order to re-imagine New England s early literary history as a function of the narrative, legal, and theological responses to regional and generational patterns of illness in the seventeenth- and early eighteenth c
"In the summer of 1629, John Winthrop described a series of epidemics that devastated Native American populations along the eastern seaboard of New England as a "miraculous plague." Winthrop was struck by the providential nature of these waves of disease, which contributed neatly to the settlers' justifications for colonial expansion. Taking Winthrop's phrase as its cornerstone, Miraculous Plagues re-imagines New England's literary history by tracing seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century epidemics alongside events including early migration, the Antinomian controversy, the evolution of the
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Winthrop was struck by the providential nature of these waves of disease, which contributed neatly to the settlers' justifications for colonial expansion. Taking Winthrop's phrase as its cornerstone, Miraculous Plagues re-imagines New England's literary history by tracing seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century epidemics alongside events including early migration, the Antinomian controversy, the evolution of the halfway covenant and jeremiad, and Boston's 1721 inoculation controversy.
Moving beyond familiar histories of New World epidemics (often referred to as the "virgin soil" model), Cristobal Silva identifies epidemiology as a generic category with specialized forms and conventions. Epidemiology functions as both subject and method in Silva's argument, as he details narratives that represent modes of infection, population distribution, and immunity. He considers how regional and generational patterns of illness affected the perception of communal identity, and he analyzes the translation of epidemic events into narrative and generic terms, providing scholars a new way to conceptualize the relationship between immunology and ideology.
Closing with a discussion of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Miraculous Plagues underscores the portability of its insights into the geopolitics of medicine. Just as epidemiology aided in transforming colonial America, it continues to influence questions of geography, community, and identity that are bound up in global health practices today.
