| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1157887 | Endeavour | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Chanting wasps and shape-shifting worms were all in a day's work for sixteenth-century Chinese naturalists such as Li Shizhen (1518–1593). In an effort to understand the metamorphoses of both nature and the human body, he and other early modern Chinese scholars looked towards tiny creatures like roundworms, lice and demon bugs. For them, such animals could reveal the most intimate secrets of the universe.
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Authors
Carla Nappi,