GREEK MEDICINE FROM THE HEROIC TO THE HELLENISTIC AGE by James Longrigg ( 9780715627716 )

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GREEK MEDICINE FROM THE HEROIC TO THE HELLENISTIC AGE
A SOURCE BOOK

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ISBN 10:

0715627716

ISBN 13:

9780715627716

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

26 February, 1998

Pages:

254

Description:

The Ancient Greeks were the first to put forward a rational system of medicine allowing for purely natural causes and symptoms. The aim of this book is to provide a collection and translation of some of the source material on the subject in an accessible form.

Synopsis:

Greek medicine is an important aspect of Greek culture. The Greeks were the first to put forward rational systems of medicine which resulted in a radically new conception of disease, accounting for causes and symptoms in purely natural terms. Greek rational medicine reached a climax in the third century BC at Alexandria, where medical anatomical researchers attained levels of accuracy and sophistication largely unsurpassed in Western culture until the 16th century. In the past this subject has been difficult to study because of the inaccessibility of source material, which is highly diverse, widely scattered, frequently unedited, and at times fragmentary. The aim of this book is to help to resolve this problem by providing a collection and translation of some of this material and assembling it in an accessible form.

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black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd

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