Ancient Histories Of Medicine

Author : P.J. van der Eijk
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004377476
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ancient Histories of Medicine written by P.J. van der Eijk and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays focuses on the ways in which Greek and Latin authors viewed and wrote about the history of medicine in the ancient world. Special attention is given to medical doxography, i.e. the description of the characteristic doctrines of the great medical authorities of the past. The volume examines the various attitudes to the history of medicine adopted by a wide range of ancient writers (e.g. Aristotle, Galen, Celsus, Herophilus, Soranus, Oribasius, Caelius Aurelianus). It discusses the historical sense of ancient medicine, the variety of versions of the medical past that were created and the wide range of purposes and strategies which medico-historical writing served. It also deals with the question of the sources, the role of historiographical traditions and the variety of literary genres of ancient medico-historical writing.

Author : Vivian Nutton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000963861
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ancient Medicine written by Vivian Nutton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade. This revised volume includes discussions of several new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as of new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world; the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers, for example in creating disability. Nutton also expands upon the treatment of pre-Galenic medicine in Greece and Rome. In addition, subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is substantially revised and updated, providing avenues for future student research. This third edition of Ancient Medicine will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly, with much to interest scholars in the field as well.

Author : Anthony C Cartwright
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526724065
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A History of the Medicines We Take written by Anthony C Cartwright and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the Medicines We Take gives a lively account of the development of medicines from traces of herbs found with the remains of Neanderthal man, to prescriptions written on clay tablets from Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC, to pure drugs extracted from plants in the nineteenth century to the latest biotechnology antibody products. The first ten chapters of the book in PART ONE give an account of the development of the active drugs from herbs used in early medicine, many of which are still in use, to the synthetic chemical drugs and modern biotechnology products. The remaining eight chapters in PART TWO tell the story of the developments in the preparations that patients take and their inventors, such as Christopher Wren, who gave the first intravenous injection in 1656, and William Brockedon who invented the tablet in 1843. The book traces the changes in patterns of prescribing from simple dosage forms, such as liquid mixtures, pills, ointments, lotions, poultices, powders for treating wounds, inhalations, eye drops, enemas, pessaries and suppositories mentioned in the Egyptian Ebers papyrus of 1550 BCE to the complex tablets, injections and inhalers in current use. Today nearly three-quarters of medicines dispensed to patients are tablets and capsules. A typical pharmacy now dispenses about as many prescriptions in a working day as a mid-nineteenth- century chemist did in a whole year.

Author : Laura M. Zucconi
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467457515
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ancient Medicine written by Laura M. Zucconi and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi’s Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen. Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not only Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome but also the Levant, the Anatolian Peninsula, and the Iranian Plateau. Devoting special attention to the fundamental relationship between medicine and theology, Zucconi’s one-volume introduction brings the physicians, patients, procedures, medicines, and ideas of the past to light.

Author : Ruth Clifford Engs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 883 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Health and Medicine through History [3 volumes] written by Ruth Clifford Engs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 883 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set provides a comprehensive yet concise global exploration of health and medicine from ancient times to the present day, helping readers to trace the development of concepts and practices around the world. From archaeological evidence of trepanning during prehistoric times to medieval Europe's conception of the four humors to present-day epidemics of diabetes and heart disease, health concerns and medical practices have changed considerably throughout the centuries. Health and Medicine through History: From Ancient Practices to 21st-Century Innovations is broken down into four distinct time periods: antiquity through the Middle Ages, the 15th through 18th centuries, the 19th century, and the 20th century and beyond. Each of these sections features the same 13-chapter structure, touching on a diverse array of topics such as women's health, medical institutions, common diseases, and representations of sickness and healing in the arts. Coverage is global, with the histories of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania compared and contrasted throughout. The book also features a large collection of primary sources, including document excerpts and statistical data. These resources offer readers valuable insights and foster analytical and critical thinking skills.

Author : Plinio Prioreschi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1888456019
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A History of Medicine: Primitive and ancient medicine written by Plinio Prioreschi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Jackson
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199546495
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine written by Mark Jackson and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In three sections, the Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. It explore medical developments and trends in writing history according to period, place, and theme.

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822529927
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ancient Medicine written by Michael Woods and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes medical techniques such as brain surgery, splints, taking a pulse, forceps, and sanitation in ancient civilizations including the Stone Age, Egypt, Greece, China, India, and Rome.

Author : Mark Schiefsky
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047405013
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Hippocrates On Ancient Medicine written by Mark Schiefsky and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents an up-to-date Greek text of the Hippocratic treatise On Ancient Medicine along with a new English translation, a detailed commentary focusing on questions of medical and scientific method, and an introduction that places the work in its intellectual context.

Author : Arturo Castiglioni
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429670923
Total Pages : 1317 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A History of Medicine written by Arturo Castiglioni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 1317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1941, A History of Medicine provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to the advancement of medicine, from Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Babylonia, all the way up to the 20th century. The book looks at the close relationship between the progress of medicine and its advancement of civilization, it covers the development of medicine from, old magical rites, religious creeds, classical Hippocratism and revolutionary discoveries, while looking at the associated economic, intellectual, and political conditions of life in different nations, during different times. The book provides an essential and detailed look at the rich history of medicine and how it has impacted society.