02747nam 2200757Ia 450 991081353310332120200520144314.01-383-04422-80-19-157993-91-281-15520-997866111552090-19-153819-11-4294-8995-210.1093/oso/9780199297795.001.0001(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(Au-PeEL)EBL415167(CaPaEBR)ebr10271373(CaONFJC)MIL115520(MiAaPQ)EBC415167(OCoLC)1406784935(StDuBDS)9781383044225(EXLCZ)99100000000041207720070717d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClean a history of personal hygiene and purity /Virginia Smith1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (470 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 2007.0-19-953208-7 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; IndexFrom pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from ascetics to cosmetics, 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.Oxford scholarship online.HygieneHistoryBathsHygieneHistory.Baths.613.409613.409Smith Virginia(Virginia Sarah)1631449MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813533103321Clean3970247UNINA