{"product_id":"the-bearer-of-crazed-and-venomous-fangs-popular-myths-and-learned-delusions-regarding-the-bite-of-the-mad-dog-9781491718957","title":"The Bearer of Crazed and Venomous Fangs: Popular Myths and Learned Delusions Regarding the Bite of the Mad Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries prior to the development of an effective vaccination against rabies, the bite of a \"mad\" dog was linked to a horrific ailment marked by convulsions, an utter dread of swallowing liquids, uncontrollable thrashing, and even the tendency to bark and attempt to bite others-a horrid prelude to an agonizing death. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on learned theories of medical practitioners and beliefs of the common people, The Bearer of Crazed and Venomous Fangs investigates the cultural mythology of the ailment known today as rabies. By exploring the cultural history of science, traditional belief, and folk medicine, it reveals the popular myths and learned delusions that came to define the disease. Among the arresting topics explored are the attribution of rabies to a worm beneath the tongue, the notion that the disease could arise spontaneously, the idea that it could be \"cured\" by the application to the wound of special stones or animal parts, and, if all else failed, the treatment of it by the suffocation of the human victim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRich in detail and brimming with historical intrigue, \u003ci\u003eThe Bearer of Crazed and Venomous Fangs\u003c\/i\u003e engages students of medicine and the history of science, veterinary studies, folklore, psychology, and anyone interested in how mankind's best friend could be thought of as its cruelest, fiercest enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491718957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Vincent DiMarco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197238669493,"sku":"9781491718957","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_454ff102-a174-41b9-af47-0ea1263f0272.jpg?v=1769622705","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bearer-of-crazed-and-venomous-fangs-popular-myths-and-learned-delusions-regarding-the-bite-of-the-mad-dog-9781491718957","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}