Title Asclepius : Medicine and Cult

Published Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (170 pages) Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; I. Introduction; II. The Medicine of Asclepius in Context; II. 1 -- The beginnings of the Asclepian cult in Rome; II. 2 -- Relations with Ancient Babylon and Egypt; II. 3 -- Medical Traditions; II. 4 -- Medicine outside the traditions; II. 5 -- Medical Practice; III. The Practice of Asclepius; III. 1 -- The myth of Asclepius and his healing cult; III. 2 -- The sites of Asclepian healing; III. 3 -- The sources -- mere miracle stories?; III. 4 -- Methodological considerations; III. 5 -- The patients of Asclepius; IV. Summary; V. Appendix; V.1 -- Editions and translations; V.2 -- Bibliography v. 3 -- Picture creditsV. 4 -- Index of persons and places; V.5 -- Subject index Notes Print version record Subject Medicine, Greek and Roman. Medicine, Ancient. Healing -- Religious aspects. History, Ancient Healing -- Religious aspects Medicine, Ancient Medicine, Greek and Roman Form Electronic book ISBN 351512201X 9783515122016

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