Sleep in Early Modern England

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, British
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Author: Sasha Handley ISBN: 9780300222135
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Sasha Handley
ISBN: 9780300222135
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society

Drawing on diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Handley reveals that the way we sleep is as dependent on culture as it is on biological and environmental factors. After 1660 the accepted notion that sleepers lay at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents was challenged by new medical thinking about sleep’s relationship to the nervous system. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes shaping everything from sleeping hours to bedchambers. Handley’s illuminating work documents a major evolution in our conscious understanding of the unconscious.
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A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society

Drawing on diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Handley reveals that the way we sleep is as dependent on culture as it is on biological and environmental factors. After 1660 the accepted notion that sleepers lay at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents was challenged by new medical thinking about sleep’s relationship to the nervous system. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes shaping everything from sleeping hours to bedchambers. Handley’s illuminating work documents a major evolution in our conscious understanding of the unconscious.

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