Monica Maria Stapelberg: 2 books
Strange but True
A Historical Background to Popular Beliefs and Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
Why do we:
• Christen ships and sailing vessels or refer to them as ‘she’?
• Avoid the number thirteen, breaking mirrors or walking under ladders?
• Use...
Through the Darkness
Glimpses into the History of Western Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2016
The fascinating history of medicine in Europe is filled with curious, often bizarre, strange, and gruesome cures, enthusiastically espoused by physicians and other medical practitioners of the times. Repulsive and disgusting examples of ‘medications’ often dominated treatment directives and many...