Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England

Author	: Jennifer Evans
Publisher	: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages	: 228
Release	: 2014
ISBN-10	: 9780861933242
ISBN-13	: 0861933249
Rating	: 4/5 (42 Downloads)

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Download or read book Aphrodisiacs, Fertility and Medicine in Early Modern England written by Jennifer Evans and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that aphrodisiacs were used not simply for sexual pleasure, but, more importantly, to enhance fertility and reproductive success; and that at that time sexual desire and pleasure were felt to be far more intimately connected to conception and fertility than is the case today.

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