02807nam 2200661Ia 450 991045155370332120200520144314.01-281-15520-997866111552090-19-153819-11-4294-8995-2(CKB)1000000000412077(EBL)415167(OCoLC)476240570(SSID)ssj0000123187(PQKBManifestationID)11143343(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123187(PQKBWorkID)10008398(PQKB)10825622(SSID)ssj0001143438(PQKBManifestationID)12401931(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001143438(PQKBWorkID)11106811(PQKB)11185695(MiAaPQ)EBC415167(Au-PeEL)EBL415167(CaPaEBR)ebr10271373(CaONFJC)MIL115520(EXLCZ)99100000000041207720070717d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClean[electronic resource] a history of personal hygiene and purity /Virginia SmithOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (470 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-953208-7 0-19-929779-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-436) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Bio-physicality; 2. The Cosmetic Toilette; 3. Greek Hygiene; 4. Roman Baths; 5. Asceticism; 6. Medieval Morals; 7. Protestant Regimens; 8. Civil Cleanliness; 9. Health Crusaders; 10. The Body Beautiful; Notes; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements of Sources; IndexA pioneering history of personal hygiene and body-care, from the earliest times to the present. From pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, Virginia Smith looks at how different cultures have interpreted and striven for personal cleanliness and shows how, throughout history, this striving for purity has brought great social benefits as well as great tragedies. - ;Why do we still have nits? What exactly are 'purity rules'? And why have baths scarcely changed in 200 years?. The long history of personal hygiene and purity is a fascinating subject that reveals how closely we are linkedHygieneHistoryBathsElectronic books.HygieneHistory.Baths.613.409Smith Virginia(Virginia Sarah)872959MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451553703321Clean1948724UNINA