Project Gutenberg 2021-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 230 Jorden, Edward 1569 1632 Iorden, Ed. (Edward) Iorden, Edward A Briefe Discovrse of a Disease called the Suffocation of the Mother A Brief Discourse of a Disease called the Suffocation of the Mother Thiers Halliwell, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "A Briefe Discovrse of a Disease called the Suffocation of the Mother" by Jorden is a scientific publication written in the early 17th century. This work examines a medical phenomenon historically attributed to supernatural causes, specifically focusing on the various symptoms and natural explanations associated with what was termed the "suffocation of the mother." The author aims to clarify misconceptions around this disease, particularly how its strange manifestations are often misinterpreted as evidence of demonic possession or witchcraft. The opening of the discourse sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the disease by addressing the potential for misunderstanding it as supernatural due to its alarming symptoms. The author introduces himself as a physician who seeks to offer a reasoned and empirical perspective on the condition, cautioning against hasty assumptions of possession by evil spirits. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the natural causes and the complexity of bodily functions that contribute to this phenomenon, thereby advocating for a medical rather than supernatural interpretation of the symptoms experienced by affected individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Hysteria -- Early works to 1900 Uterus -- Displacements -- Early works to 1800 RG Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine 152693 2025-09-26T08:09:54.701954 text/html 127628 2024-10-18T16:00:22 text/html 643747 2025-09-26T08:09:58.398951 application/epub+zip 642823 2025-09-26T08:09:55.563931 application/epub+zip 119787 2025-09-26T08:09:55.132961 application/epub+zip 696976 2025-09-26T08:10:00.577953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556952 2025-09-26T08:09:57.997920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151995 2022-09-29T19:30:57.480646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118783 2025-09-26T08:09:54.321953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98745 2024-10-18T16:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16709 2025-09-26T08:10:00.706891 application/rdf+xml 12712 2025-09-26T08:09:55.223938 image/jpeg 2035 2025-09-26T08:09:55.177949 image/jpeg 627893 2025-09-26T08:09:54.742948 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia