Download or read book Paracelsus's Theory of Embodiment written by Amy Eisen Cislo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paracelsus has been called the father of modern chemistry and is legendary for his treatment of syphilis. This work argues that Paracelsus developed an understanding of the body as composed of two distinct sexes, revolutionizing early modern conceptions of the female body as an inversion of or flawed approximation of the male body.