Greek Medicine, Being Extracts Illustrative of Medical Writers from Hippocrates to Galen
Author : Arthur John Brock
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Greek Medicine, Being Extracts Illustrative of Medical Writers from Hippocrates to Galen
Author : Arthur John Brock
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 1929
Category : Medicine, Greek and Roman
ISBN :
Book Description
Greek Medicine, Being Extracts Illustrative of Medical Writers From Hippocrates to Galen
Author : Arthur John Ed and Tr Brock
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781014734679
Book Description
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.
Western Medical Thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Author : Mirko Dražen Grmek
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674007956
Book Description
This history of medical thought from antiquity through the Middle Ages reconstructs the slow transformations and sudden changes in theory and practice that marked the birth and early development of Western medicine. Grmek and his contributors adopt a synthetic, cross-disciplinary approach, with attention to cultural, social, and economic forces.
Medicine and Healing in the Premodern West: A History in Documents
Author : Winston Black
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,52 MB
Release : 2019-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1770487190
Book Description
Medicine and Healing in the Premodern West traces the history of medicine and medical practice from Ancient Egypt through to the end of the Middle Ages. Featuring nearly one hundred primary documents and images, this book introduces readers to the words and ideas of men and women from across Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, from prominent physicians to humble healers. Each of the book’s ten chronological and thematic chapters is given a significant historical introduction, in which each primary source is described in its original context. Many of the included source texts are newly translated by the editor, some of them appearing in English for the first time.
Science and Technology in World History, Volume 1
Author : David Deming
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0786456574
Book Description
Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the first in a roughly chronological series, explores the development of the methodology and major ideas of science, in historical context, from ancient times to the decline of classical civilizations around 300 A.D. It includes details specific to the histories of specialized sciences including astronomy, medicine and physics--along with Roman engineering and Greek philosophy. It closely describes the contributions of such individuals as Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Seneca, Pliny the Elder, and Galen.
Medicine and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean
Author : D. Michaelides
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1782972366
Book Description
There are many recoverable aspects and indications concerning medicine and healing in the ancient past – from the archaeological evidence of skeletal remains, grave-goods comprising medical and/or surgical equipment and visual representations in tombs and other monuments thorough to epigraphic and literary sources. The 42 papers presented here cover many aspects medicine in the Mediterranean world during Antiquity and early Byzantine times, bringing together both internationally established specialists on the history of medicine and researchers in the early stages of their career. The contributions are grouped under a series of headings: medicine and archaeology; media (online access to electronic corpus); the Aegean; medical authors/schools of medicine; surgery; medicaments and cures; skeletal remains; new research in Cyprus; Asklepios and incubation; and Byzantine, Arab and medieval sources. These subject areas are addressed through a combination of wide ranging archaeological and osteological data and the examination and interpretation of philosophical, literary and historiographical texts to provide a comprehensive suite of studies into early practices in this fundamental field of human experience.
Mental Illness in Ancient Medicine
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9004362266
Book Description
In Mental Illness in Ancient Medicine: From Celsus to Paul of Aegina a detailed account is given, by a range of experts in the field, of the development of different conceptualizations of the mind and its pathology by medical authors from the beginning of the imperial period to the seventh century CE. New analysis is offered, both of the dominant texts of Galen and of such important but neglected figures as Rufus, Archigenes, Athenaeus of Attalia, Aretaeus, Caelius Aurelianus and the Byzantine 'compilers'. The work of these authors is considered both in its medical-historical context and in relation to philosophical and theological debates - on ethics and on the nature of the soul - with which they interacted.
The Ancient World
Author : Frank N. Magill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1354 pages
File Size : 30,46 MB
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1135457409
Book Description
Containing 250 entries, each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains examines the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. Much more than a 'Who's Who', each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements, and conclude with a fully annotated bibliography. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. Any student in the field will want to have one of these as a handy reference companion.
The Healing Hand
Author : Guido Majno
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674383319
Book Description
This journey to the beginnings of the physician's art brings to life the civilizations of the ancient world--Egypt of the Pharaohs, Greece at the time of Hippocrates, Rome under the Caesars, the India of Ashoka, and China as Mencius knew it. Probing the documents and artifacts of the ancient world with a scientist's mind and a detective's eye, Guido Majno pieces together the difficulties people faced in the effort to survive their injuries, as well as the odd, chilling, or inspiring ways in which they rose to the challenge. In asking whether the early healers might have benefited their patients, or only hastened their trip to the grave, Dr. Majno uncovered surprising answers by testing ancient prescriptions in a modern laboratory. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many in full color, and climaxing ten years of work, The Healing Hand is a spectacular recreation of man's attempts to conquer pain and disease.
