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Greek Medicine: From the Heroic to the Hellenistic Age A Source Book

By James Longrigg

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1998
ISBN
0415920876, 9780415920872
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4021418 bytes)
Pages
256\252
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-04-26 20:35:48
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Description

The Greeks were the first to use rational systems of medicine, based upon belief in natural causation, rather than magical and religious elements, which resulted in a new conception of disease, accounting for causes and symptoms of illness. "Greek Medicine" places ancient Greek medicine, from Homer to the Alexandrians, within its historical and intellectual context by presenting a selection of source material in translation. The book provides a chronological account on the most important aspects of ancient medicine, and includes chapters on specific areas of medicine, such as gynecology, dietetics, pharmacology and surgery.

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