[Alcoholism-a study by Carl von Linnes in "Nemesis Divina"].
Linnaeus' (1707- 1778) anecdotes in Nemesis Divina and stories from the Lundby Study were taken as a starting point for this essay an about the fate of heavy ("gluttonous") drinkers. The narratives are real enough, even if their meanings are interpreted as highly metaphorical. It is argued that through Linnaeus thinking on diet, alcohol, excessive appetites and God's revenge, today's secular awareness of risk behavior and unhealthy life styles may be expanded. Hence, new insights can grow from different perspectives on complicated problems.
leif.ojesjo@stockholm.bonet.se
Leif
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Ojesjö
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000266:history*; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D013548:Sweden