Leisure, pleasure, and healing : spa culture and medicine in ancient eastern Mediterranean /

Leisure, pleasure, and healing : spa culture and medicine in ancient eastern Mediterranean /

The book deals with leisure, pleasure and healing at the thermo-mineral sites in the Levant since the biblical era throughout the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and early Muslim periods. It looks closely at the question of whether the spas, which are models for social interaction between pagans, Chr...

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Main Author: Dvorjetski, Esti.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2007.

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 116
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 116.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004222700.

Subjects:

Health Resorts > history > Ancient Lands.
Health Resorts > history > Mediterranean Region.
Balneology > history > Ancient Lands.
Balneology > history > Mediterranean Region.
History, Ancient > Ancient Lands.
History, Ancient > Mediterranean Region.
Hot Springs > Ancient Lands.
Hot Springs > Mediterranean Region.
Mineral Waters > therapeutic use > Ancient Lands.
Mineral Waters > therapeutic use > Mediterranean Region.
Health resorts > Middle East > History.
Midden-Oosten.

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Call Number: RA934.M628 D86 2007

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two. Geological, Hydrological And Medicinal Aspects Of Hot Springs In The Eastern Mediterranean-Past And Present /
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  • Chapter Three. Medicinal Hot Springs And Healing Spas In The Graeco-Roman World /
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  • Chapter Four. Historical-Archaeological Analysis And Healing Cults Of The Therapeutic Sites In The Eastern Mediterranean Basin /
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  • Chapter Five. The Healing Properties Of The Thermo-Mineral Baths In The Eastern Mediterranean In Ancient Times /
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  • Chapter Six. Daily Life At The Thermo-Mineral Baths According To Rabbinic Literature /
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  • Chapter Seven. Roman Emperors At The Spas In The Eastern Mediterranean Basin /
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  • Chapter Eight. The Numismatic Expression Of The Medicinal Hot Springs /
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  • Chapter Nine. Pilgrimage To The Spas In The Eastern Mediterranean During The Later Roman And Byzantine Periods /
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  • Chapter Ten. Epilogue /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • General Index /
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  • Greek Words /
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  • Illustrations /
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