Medicine and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt

2012-12-07 Medical

Author : Philippa Lang
Release : 2012-12-07
Genre : Medical
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Download or read book Medicine and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt written by Philippa Lang. This book was released on 2012-12-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current questions on whether Hellenistic Egypt should be understood in terms of colonialism and imperialism, multicultural separatism, or integration and syncretism have never been closely studied in the context of healing. Examing all forms of healing within the specific socioeconomic and environmental constraints of the Ptolemies’ Egypt, this book explores how linguistic, cultural and ethnic affiliations and interactions were expressed in the medical domain. Topics include the environmental and demographic background, perceptions of Greek and Egyptian medicine, the intersection between religion and healing, interactions on the theoretical and textual plane, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutics in practice, and the range of medical practitioners. The book concludes with a case study of medicine in Ptolemaic Alexandria.

Ancient Medicine

2019-08-13 Medical

Author : Laura M. Zucconi
Release : 2019-08-13
Genre : Medical
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Download or read book Ancient Medicine written by Laura M. Zucconi. This book was released on 2019-08-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi’s Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen. Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not only Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome but also the Levant, the Anatolian Peninsula, and the Iranian Plateau. Devoting special attention to the fundamental relationship between medicine and theology, Zucconi’s one-volume introduction brings the physicians, patients, procedures, medicines, and ideas of the past to light.

Medicine in Ancient Egypt

1914 Medicine

Author : Bayard Holmes
Release : 1914
Genre : Medicine
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Download or read book Medicine in Ancient Egypt written by Bayard Holmes. This book was released on 1914. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of Dr. Carl H. Klein's manuscript translation of the Papyrus Ebers.

The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt

2005 Art, Egyptian

Author : James P. Allen
Release : 2005
Genre : Art, Egyptian
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Download or read book The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt written by James P. Allen. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diseases and injuries were major concerns for ancient Egyptians. This book, featuring some sixty-four objects from the Metropolitan Museum, discusses how both practical and magical medicine informed Egyptian art and for the first time reproduces and translates treatments described in the spectacular Edwin Smith Papyrus.

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