Ancient Histories of Medicine

Ancient Histories of Medicine
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 548
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789004377479
ISBN-13 : 9004377476
Rating : 4/5 (476 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ancient Histories of Medicine by : P.J. van der Eijk

Download or read book Ancient Histories of Medicine written by P.J. van der Eijk and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which Greek and Latin authors viewed and wrote about the history of medicine in the ancient world. Special attention is given to medical doxography, i.e. the description of the characteristic doctrines of the great medical authorities of the past. The volume examines the various attitudes to the history of medicine adopted by a wide range of ancient writers (e.g. Aristotle, Galen, Celsus, Herophilus, Soranus, Oribasius, Caelius Aurelianus). It discusses the historical sense of ancient medicine, the variety of versions of the medical past that were created and the wide range of purposes and strategies which medico-historical writing served. It also deals with the question of the sources, the role of historiographical traditions and the variety of literary genres of ancient medico-historical writing.


Ancient Histories of Medicine Related Books

Ancient Histories of Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 548
Authors: P.J. van der Eijk
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-17 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which Greek and Latin authors viewed and wrote about the history of medicine in the ancient world. Special atte
Ancient Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 434
Authors: Vivian Nutton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-17 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 inco
A History of the Medicines We Take
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Anthony C Cartwright
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-04-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword History

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A History of the Medicines We Take gives a lively account of the development of medicines from traces of herbs found with the remains of Neanderthal man, to pre
History of Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 555
Authors: Jacalyn Duffin
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-29 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine is one of the leading texts used to teach the history of the medical profession. Emphasizing broad concepts rather than nam
A Brief History of Medicine
Language: en
Pages: 436
Authors: Paul Strathern
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Constable

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Includes: Inspired geniuses, such as Paracelsus, the father of medical chemistry, and Edward Jenner, who discovered the smallpox vaccination; Cuthroat competiti