RELIGIO MEDICI, URNE-BURIALL, AND A LETTER TO A FRIEND IBD

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Sir Thomas Browne was a 17th century author who wrote on a wide variety of subjects including medicine, religion, science, and the esoteric. He is best known for his work entitled &ldquo,Religio Medici&rdquo,, or &ldquo,The Religion of a Doctor&rdquo,, which is Browne&rsquo,s own spiritual testament and an early example of a psychological self-portrait. Published in 1643, shortly after the author had qualified himself to practice medicine, &ldquo,Religio Medici&rdquo, became a best-seller throughout the European continent and because of its unorthodox views was admonished by the Catholic Church by being placed on the &ldquo,Index Librorum Prohibitorum&rdquo,, or list of prohibited books. While largely an exposition of Christian faith, the work meanders into digressions upon alchemy, hermetic philosophy, astrology, and physiognomy. Also included in this edition is &ldquo,Hydriotaphia&rdquo, or &ldquo,Urne-Buriall&rdquo,, and &ldquo,A Letter to a Friend&rdquo,. The first work revolves around the discovery of a Roman urn burial in Norfolk which Browne uses to discuss ancient and current burial and funerary customs and extends to a greater inquiry of man&rsquo,s struggles with mortality. The second, which as written in 1656 and published posthumously in 1690, is a medical treatise of case-histories and witty speculations upon the human condition. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.