Healing waters : therapeutic landscapes in historic and contemporary Ireland
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Healing waters : therapeutic landscapes in historic and contemporary Ireland
（Geographies of health / series editors, Allison Williams, Susan Elliott）
Routledge, 2016, c2010
- : hbk
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"First published 2010 by Ashgate publishing"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-206) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Bringing together a range of different place-studies, including holy wells, spa towns, Turkish baths and sweat-houses, sea-bathing and the modern spa, this book investigates associations between water, health, place and culture in Ireland. It is informed by a humanistic approach, showing how health and place are socially and culturally constructed and how health is embodied, experienced and enacted in place. In addition, the work argues that an understanding of health and place must also consider the historical, societal and cultural orthodoxies that shape and produce those places.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables, List of Boxes, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 I ntroduction, 2 Holy Wells: The Faith Cure, 3 Spa Towns: The Rest Cure, 4 Turkish Baths and Sweat-houses: The Sweating Cure, 5 Sea Bathing: The Thalassic Cure, 6 The Modern Spa: The Relaxation Cure, 7 Conclusion, Glossary, Bibliography, Index
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