Medicine, health, and healing in the ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE-600 CE) : a sourcebook / Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, and Jared John Secord.
| Author/creator | Upson-Saia, Kristi, 1974- author. |
| Other author | Marx-Wolf, Heidi, author. |
| Other author | Secord, Jared, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 487 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Why and how should we study the history of medicine? -- Chronological overview of Greek and Roman medicine -- Living conditions in the ancient Mediterranean -- The cosmos and the body as a (Micro)cosm -- The art and science of medicine -- Theories of health and illness -- Diagnosis -- Case histories -- Common complaints -- Common treatments and therapeutics -- Physicians -- Patients -- Ethics and professional conduct -- Life stages -- Healing places and spaces. |
| Abstract | "This sourcebook provides an expansive picture of medicine, health, and healing in ancient Greece and Rome. It includes a wide-ranging collection of textual sources - many hard to access, and some translated into English for the first time - as well as artistic, material, and scientific evidence. Introductory chapters and accompanying commentary provide substantial context, making the sourcebook accessible to readers at all levels. Readers will come away with a broad sense of the illnesses people in ancient Greece and Rome experienced, the range of healers from whom they sought help, and the various practices they employed to be healthy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Upson-Saia, Kristi, 1974- Medicine, health, and healing in the ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE-600 CE) Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2023 9780520971325 |
| Genre/form | Sources. |
| LCCN | 2022052882 |
| ISBN | 9780520299702 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0520299701 |
| ISBN | 9780520299726 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0520299728 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Item has been checked out | R138 .U67 2023 | Due 09/22/2026 | Want This? |