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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : James Longrigg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 29,93 MB
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1136782184
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Jacques Jouanna
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 17,6 MB
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9004208593
This volume makes available in English translation a selection of Jacques Jouanna's papers on Greek and Roman medicine, ranging from the early beginnings of Greek medicine to late antiquity.
Author : Plinio Prioreschi
Publisher :
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medicine
ISBN : 1888456027
Author : Vivian Nutton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 28,61 MB
Release : 2023-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1000963861
The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade. This revised volume includes discussions of several new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as of new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world; the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers, for example in creating disability. Nutton also expands upon the treatment of pre-Galenic medicine in Greece and Rome. In addition, subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is substantially revised and updated, providing avenues for future student research. This third edition of Ancient Medicine will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly, with much to interest scholars in the field as well.
Author : Robin Lane Fox
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0465093450
A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine. Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth century BCE, a Greek doctor put forward his clinical observations of individual men, women, and children in a collection of case histories known as the Epidemics. Among his working principles was the famous maxim "Do no harm." In The Invention of Medicine, acclaimed historian Robin Lane Fox puts these remarkable works in a wider context and upends our understanding of medical history by establishing that they were written much earlier than previously thought. Lane Fox endorses the ancient Greeks' view that their texts' author, not named, was none other than the father of medicine, the great Hippocrates himself. Lane Fox's argument changes our sense of the development of scientific and rational thinking in Western culture, and he explores the consequences for Greek artists, dramatists and the first writers of history. Hippocrates emerges as a key figure in the crucial change from an archaic to a classical world. Elegantly written and remarkably learned, The Invention of Medicine is a groundbreaking reassessment of many aspects of Greek culture and city life.
Author : Arturo Castiglioni
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1317 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0429670923
Originally published in 1941, A History of Medicine provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to the advancement of medicine, from Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Babylonia, all the way up to the 20th century. The book looks at the close relationship between the progress of medicine and its advancement of civilization, it covers the development of medicine from, old magical rites, religious creeds, classical Hippocratism and revolutionary discoveries, while looking at the associated economic, intellectual, and political conditions of life in different nations, during different times. The book provides an essential and detailed look at the rich history of medicine and how it has impacted society.
Author : James Longrigg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1134973675
The ancient Greek medical thinkers were profoundly influenced by Ionian natural philosophy. This philosophy caused them to adopt a radically new attitude towards disease and healing. James Longrigg shows how their rational attitudes ultimately resulted in levels of sophistication largely unsurpassed until the Renaissance. He examines the important relationship between philosophy and medicine in ancient Greece and beyond, and reveals its significance for contemporary western practice and theory.
Author : Arthur John Ed and Tr Brock
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781014046680
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Constable
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
Includes: Inspired geniuses, such as Paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and Edward Jenner, who discovered the smallpox vaccination; Cuthroat competition, as during the 'Gas Wars' over who'd invented the anaesthetic, Scientific endeavour, such as the discovery of X-rays; Mistakes both fortunate and fatal, Anatomy,.
Author : Michiel Meeusen
Publisher : Studies in Ancient Medicine
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004437654
This volume provides a set of in-depth case studies about the role of questions and answers (Q&A) in ancient Greek medical writing from its Hippocratic beginnings up to, and including, Late Antiquity.