| Hydropathy at home: the water cure and domestic healing in mid-nineteenth-century Britain. | |
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PMID: 19801794 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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SUMMARY: This article explores domestic practices of hydropathy in Britain, suggesting that these formed a major contribution to the popularity of the system in the mid-nineteenth century. Domestic hydropathy was encouraged by hydropathic practitioners in their manuals and in the training they provided at their establishments. We argue that hydropathy can be seen as belonging to two interacting spheres, the hydro and the home, and was associated with a mission to encourage self-healing practices as well as commercial interests. Home treatments were advocated as a follow-up to attendance at hydros and encouraged as a low-cost option for those unable to afford such visits. Domestic hydropathy emphasized the high profile of the patient and was depicted as being especially appropriate for women, though in many households it appears to have been a common concern between husbands and wives. |
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Authors:
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Hilary Marland; Jane Adams |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bulletin of the history of medicine Volume: 83 ISSN: 0007-5140 ISO Abbreviation: Bull Hist Med Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-05 Completed Date: 2009-12-08 Revised Date: 2010-09-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0141233 Medline TA: Bull Hist Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 499-529 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
Affiliation:
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Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. hilary.marland@warwick.ac.uk |
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Complementary Therapies
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history* Great Britain History, 19th Century Humans Hydrotherapy / history* Self Care / history |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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077552/Z/05/Z/AW/HH//Wellcome Trust |
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