Episode Synopsis "Pablo F. Gómez and Benjamin Breen: Ritual and Medicine in the Premodern World "

This week we discuss ritual, healing, and the rise of different medicinal practices in the colonial Atlantic by discussing two recent and influential works in the field: Pablo F. Gomez’s “The Experiential Caribbean,” and Benjamin Breen’s “The Age of Intoxication.”

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