Society, medicine, and religion in the sacred tales of Aelius Aristides /

Society, medicine, and religion in the sacred tales of Aelius Aristides /

Aelius Aristides' Sacred Tales offer a unique opportunity to examine how an educated man of the Second Century CE came to terms with illness. The experiences portrayed in the Tales disclose an understanding of illness in both religious and medical terms. Aristides was a devout worshipper of Asc...

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Main Author: Israelowich, Ido, 1972-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 341.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Aristides, Aelius. > Sacred teachings.
Medicine, Greek and Roman > History.

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Call Number: PA3874.A7 Z5 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Aelius Aristides and the Sacred Tales
  • Society, Disease and Medicine in the Sacred Tales of Aristides
  • Reconsidering Private Religions; Religion and Religious Experience in the Sacred Tales of Aelius Aristides
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.