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Dire Remedies: A Social History of Healthcare in Classical Antiquity
Buch von William V. Harris
Sprache: Englisch

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Dire Remedies: a Social History of Healthcare in Classical Antiquity is the first wide-ranging social history of ancient healthcare. Greek medicine is at the origin of modern medicine, but it was very often ineffective. What did people actually do when faced with pain and illness? Starting with a review of ancient health conditions and a survey of what doctors had to offer, W.V. Harris describes the multifarious practices and diverse kinds of people to whom Greeks and Romans turned for help. Topics include the possible development of analgesics, ancient ideas about contagion, the history of the god Asclepius and more generally the role of religion and magic, opinions about abortion, ancient responses to mental illness, and the invention of the hospital. Taking into account the fill range of textual sources and archaeological material, this book attempts to provide an unprecedentedly realistic - and readable - depiction of the Greek and Roman responses to ill health.
Dire Remedies: a Social History of Healthcare in Classical Antiquity is the first wide-ranging social history of ancient healthcare. Greek medicine is at the origin of modern medicine, but it was very often ineffective. What did people actually do when faced with pain and illness? Starting with a review of ancient health conditions and a survey of what doctors had to offer, W.V. Harris describes the multifarious practices and diverse kinds of people to whom Greeks and Romans turned for help. Topics include the possible development of analgesics, ancient ideas about contagion, the history of the god Asclepius and more generally the role of religion and magic, opinions about abortion, ancient responses to mental illness, and the invention of the hospital. Taking into account the fill range of textual sources and archaeological material, this book attempts to provide an unprecedentedly realistic - and readable - depiction of the Greek and Roman responses to ill health.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: XX
602 S.
8 farbige Illustr.
1 s/w Tab.
2 Karten
ISBN-13: 9783111454399
ISBN-10: 3111454398
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Harris, William V.
Hersteller: De Gruyter
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen: 8 col. ill., 1 b/w tbl., 2 b/w maps
Maße: 38 x 166 x 236 mm
Von/Mit: William V. Harris
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.2024
Gewicht: 1,003 kg
Artikel-ID: 128860602
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: XX
602 S.
8 farbige Illustr.
1 s/w Tab.
2 Karten
ISBN-13: 9783111454399
ISBN-10: 3111454398
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Harris, William V.
Hersteller: De Gruyter
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen: 8 col. ill., 1 b/w tbl., 2 b/w maps
Maße: 38 x 166 x 236 mm
Von/Mit: William V. Harris
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.2024
Gewicht: 1,003 kg
Artikel-ID: 128860602
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