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Despite 21st-century fears of a modern 'epidemic' of loneliness, its history has been neglected. This is the first book on the history of loneliness to be published in English.

Despite 21st-century fears of a modern 'epidemic' of loneliness, its history has been neglected. This is the first book on the history of loneliness to be published in English.

The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body, but it is the brain that is now commonly associated with emotion. Why then do emotional meanings of the heart linger? Matters of the Heart traces how emotions have been understood historically, addressing the shifting relationship from heart to brain as competing centres of emotion.

The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body, but it is the brain that is now commonly associated with emotion. Why then do emotional meanings of the heart linger? Matters of the Heart traces how emotions have been understood historically, addressing the shifting relationship from heart to brain as competing centres of emotion.

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The cultural story of the human body, from earliest times to the 21st century, demolishing the idea of the body as an unchanging constant in a changing world.

Using interdisciplinary techniques and original research findings, this volume explores the shift from humoral to nervous interpretations of emotion, the emotional nature of the medical professional-patient relationship, and the extent to which gender might influence the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pathological emotional conditions.