Autore
Cusumano, Nicola

Titolo
Ricerche sulla teratologia in Sicilia (secoli XVI-XVIII)
Periodico
Studi storici
Anno: 2012 - Volume: 53 - Fascicolo: 4 - Pagina iniziale: 855 - Pagina finale: 882

In Sicily, reflections on monsters and on «generative stumbles» first appear in a treatisefrom the second half of the sixteenth century, containing one of the first medicalphysiologicaldescriptions of two-headed births and written in the vernacular by thefamous physiologist and anatomist Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia. Ingrassia's contributionto the field of teratology is interwoven with his more important and observable activityin the role of protomedico (chief of the controlling body of all the medical activitiesin the Kingdom of Sicily), which required him to make important public decisionsregarding medical care. It seems certain that Ingrassia's scientific treatise cannot beeasily classified along with other teratological descriptions of the second half of thesixteenth century. Rather, a naturalistic sensitivity emerges that is disengaged fromtranscendental presuppositions. Starting with an analysis of this important work byIngrassia, this paper then draws comparisons with other teratological treatises.



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