Popular medicine in Graeco-Roman antiquity : explorations /

The history of healthcare in the classical world suffers from notable neglect in one crucial area. While scholars have intensively studied both the rationalistic medicine that is conveyed in the canonical texts and also the 'temple medicine' of Asclepius and other gods, they have largely n...

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Other Authors: Harris, William V.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition 42.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303867.

Subjects:

Medicine, Greek and Roman > Congresses.

Medicine, Ancient > Congresses.

Medicine, Popular > Congresses.

Public health > Rome > Congresses.