Background
Peter Elmer was born on November 2, 1954, in London, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of William Henry and Violet Ellen Elmer.
Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
In 1976 Peter Elmer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales, Swansea (now Swansea University) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1981.
Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
In 1976 Peter Elmer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales, Swansea (now Swansea University) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1981.
(The Renaissance, as both a period and a concept, continue...)
The Renaissance, as both a period and a concept, continues to generate lively debate about its origins and influence on European culture and thought. Recent research has emphasized the need to look again at original texts, documents, and artifacts. Any new evaluation of the historical significance of the Renaissance requires attention to these kinds of primary evidence. This anthology responds to the impetus with an important collection of primary sources, selected to reflect the richness and wide variety of Renaissance studies.
https://www.amazon.com/Renaissance-Europe-Anthology/dp/0300082223/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=The+Renaissance+in+Europe%3A+An+Anthology&qid=1579604346&s=books&sr=1-2
2000
(The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediat...)
The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by developments in various other spheres of early modern life and culture. Foremost among these were the religious changes initiated by the Protestant Reformation, which are discussed in the opening chapters of this book. Religious and cultural developments in Germany are contrasted with sixteenth-century Spain and are further explored through the study of the picaresque novel Lazarillo de Tormes.
https://www.amazon.com/Challenges-Authority-Renaissance-Cultural-Enquiry/dp/0300082207/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Challenges+to+Authority+Elmer&qid=1579604585&s=books&sr=1-1
2000
(The period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment cons...)
The period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment constitutes a vital phase in the history of European medicine. Elements of continuity with the classical and medieval past are evident in the persistence of a humor-based view of the body and of illness. At the same time, new theories of the body emerged to challenge established ideas in medical circles. In recent years, scholars have explored this terrain with increasingly fascinating results, often revising our previous understanding of issues relating to the way in which early modern Europeans discussed the body, health, and disease. In order to understand these and related processes, historians are increasingly aware of the way in which every aspect of medical care and provision in early modern Europe was shaped by the social, religious, political and cultural concerns of the age.
https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Arts-Disease-Society-1500-1800/dp/0719067340/ref=sr_1_6?qid=1579611904&refinements=p_27%3APeter+Elmer&s=books&sr=1-6&text=Peter+Elmer
2004
(In 1666 Valentine Greatrakes achieved brief but widesprea...)
In 1666 Valentine Greatrakes achieved brief but widespread fame as a miracle healer. Dubbed the 'Stroker', he is widely believed to have touched and cured thousands of men, women, and children suffering from a large range of acute diseases and chronic conditions. His actions attracted the attention of the King, Charles II, as well as other eminent figures at court and in the various institutions of government and learning, including the newly founded Royal Society. However, there was little consensus as to the nature and origin of his gift and, following a brief period of intense lobbying on his behalf, he retired to Ireland and relative obscurity.
https://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Conformist-Valentine-Greatrakes-Restoration/dp/0199663963/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Miraculous+Conformist%3A+Valentine+Greatrakes%2C+the+Body+Politic+and+the+Politics+of+Healing+in+Restoration+Britain&qid=1579614777&s=books&sr=1-1
2012
(Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern E...)
Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern England constitutes a wide-ranging and original overview of the place of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the broader culture of early modern England. Based on a mass of new evidence extracted from a range of archives, both local and national, it seeks to relate the rise and decline of belief in witchcraft, alongside the legal prosecution of witches, to the wider political culture of the period. Building on the seminal work of scholars such as Stuart Clark, Ian Bostridge, and Jonathan Barry, Peter Elmer demonstrates how learned discussion of witchcraft, as well as the trials of those suspected of the crime, were shaped by religious and political imperatives in the period from the passage of the witchcraft statute of 1563 to the repeal of the various laws on witchcraft. In the process, Elmer sheds new light upon various issues relating to the role of witchcraft in English society, including the problematic relationship between puritanism and witchcraft as well as the process of decline.
https://www.amazon.com/Witchcraft-Witch-Hunting-Politics-Modern-England/dp/0198717725/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1579612078&refinements=p_27%3APeter+Elmer&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Peter+Elmer
2015
Peter Elmer was born on November 2, 1954, in London, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of William Henry and Violet Ellen Elmer.
In 1976 Peter Elmer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales, Swansea (now Swansea University) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1981.
In 1995 Peter Elmer became a lecturer in the history of science and technology at Open University in the Southwest, Bristol, England. He taught for seventeen years there and in 2012 was appointed as a senior research fellow at Exeter University. His research is focused on early modern medicine, and its relationship to broader religious and political issues, with a particular emphasis on the role of magic and witchcraft in early modern British society.
He is the editor of The Renaissance in Europe: A Cultural Enquiry (2000), The Renaissance in Europe: An Anthology (2000), Challenges to Authority (2000), as well as the author of several books.
(Witchcraft, Witch-hunting, and Politics in Early Modern E...)
2015(The Renaissance, as both a period and a concept, continue...)
2000(The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediat...)
2000(The period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment cons...)
2004(In 1666 Valentine Greatrakes achieved brief but widesprea...)
2012
