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Dire Remedies : A Social History of Healthcare in Classical Antiquity

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Dire Remedies : A Social History of Healthcare in Classical Antiquity

$182.65
 
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.


Author: William V. Harris
Publisher: de Gruyter
Publication Date: Oct 07, 2024
Number of Pages: NA pages
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 3111454398
ISBN-13: 9783111454399
 

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