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Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire
Ido Israelowich
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Description for Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire
Hardback. Drawing on a diverse range of sources-including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state-Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Irsaelowich presents three richly detailed case studies - one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism - from the point of view of those on both sides of the patient-healer divide. He explains in depth how people in the classical world became aware of their ailments, what they believed caused particular illnesses, and why they turned to certain healers-root cutters, gymnastic trainers, dream interpreters, pharmacologists, and priests-or sought medical care in ... Read more
Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Irsaelowich presents three richly detailed case studies - one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism - from the point of view of those on both sides of the patient-healer divide. He explains in depth how people in the classical world became aware of their ailments, what they believed caused particular illnesses, and why they turned to certain healers-root cutters, gymnastic trainers, dream interpreters, pharmacologists, and priests-or sought medical care in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421416281
SKU
V9781421416281
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About Ido Israelowich
Ido Israelowich is a senior lecturer in classics at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of Society, Medicine, and Religion in the Sacred Tales of Aelius Aristides.
Reviews for Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire
Patients and Healers is a substantial piece of scholarship, worthy of careful study for anyone interested the subject. Its focus on the perceptions and motives of the patient with emphasis on inscriptions and ex-voto dedications distinguishes this book from other general studies on health care under the Empire. Bryn Mawr Classical Review A comprehensive study of the medical market and ... Read more