{"product_id":"9781350451483-cultural-history-of-medicine-in-antiquity","title":"A Cultural History of Medicine in Antiquity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatient, disease and physician were the three  corners of the ‘medical triangle’ according to  one of the texts attributed to Hippocrates, a  famous ancient Greek doctor. This volume,  covering a period from roughly 800 BCE  to 800 CE, examines and deconstructs these  three aspects of ancient medicine in the  Mediterranean world. It shows that, while  physicians sought to assert themselves as  experts in the medical art, they had to contend  with numerous other healers whose methods,  remedies and tools patients often favoured.  It explores the ways in which civic entities,  cities, kingdoms and empires, and their  officials directly and indirectly shaped medical  encounters and discoveries. It examines  the interaction between medicine and the  environment, non-human animals and plants. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To attempt a cultural history of medicine in antiquity requires bringing together a wealth of  sources: the texts attributed to Hippocrates, Galen and other medical authors are not neglected,  but they are studied alongside other literary and historical works, letters on papyri, funerary  inscriptions celebrating healers, surgical tools and bioarchaeological remains. While discussing the  enduring cultural impact of classical Greek and Roman medicine in the West, through texts such  as the Hippocratic Oath or names of diseases and types of medicines, this volume reveals the  various ways in which health, disease and medical treatments were experienced diversely in the  ancient world, according to gender, socio-economic class and ethnicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602621374561,"sku":"9781350451483","price":29.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27398834.jpg?v=1721742302","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350451483-cultural-history-of-medicine-in-antiquity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}