The Tobacco Takers : Puritanism, Smoking, Health, and the Archaeology of Bodily Care.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loren, Diana DiPaolo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tobacco use--Health aspects.

Tobacco use.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Utilizing archaeological, archival, and visual sources, this book reconsiders tobacco and smoking in the 17th-century Puritan colonies in the Atlantic Northeast through the lens of religious beliefs and medical care.

Contents:

Chapter 1: "Nor Shall Any Take Tobacco": An Introduction to Tobacco in 17th-century Puritan New England Chapter 2: "Pitifully Tooth-Shaken": Disease and Illness and the Material Culture of Bodily Care Chapter 3: "For Tobacco Being a Common Herbe, which Growes almost Every Where": Tobacco and Pipes Take Over the 17th-century Atlantic World Chapter 4: "Thus Think, Then Drink Tobacco": Tobacco in 17th-century English Consciousness Chapter 5: "I Was Too Forgetful of God, and Exceeding in Tobacco": Religion, Physick, and Healing Chapter 6: The Tobacco Takers: The Archaeological Record of Smoking in the Puritan Colonies Chapter 7: Some Final Thoughts on the Tobacco Takers Index

ISBN:

979-88-8184-772-2

979-88-8185-984-8

1-5381-8936-4

9781538189368

OCLC:

1574806754