Medicine And Society In Ptolemaic Egypt

Author : Philippa Lang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789004218581

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Medicine and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt by Philippa Lang Pdf

Current questions on whether Hellenistic Egypt should be understood in terms of colonialism and imperialism, multicultural separatism, or integration and syncretism have never been closely studied in the context of healing. Examing all forms of healing within the specific socioeconomic and environmental constraints of the Ptolemies’ Egypt, this book explores how linguistic, cultural and ethnic affiliations and interactions were expressed in the medical domain. Topics include the environmental and demographic background, perceptions of Greek and Egyptian medicine, the intersection between religion and healing, interactions on the theoretical and textual plane, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutics in practice, and the range of medical practitioners. The book concludes with a case study of medicine in Ptolemaic Alexandria.

Author : Laura M. Zucconi
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781467457514

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Ancient Medicine by Laura M. Zucconi Pdf

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 : James P. Allen,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art, Egyptian
ISBN : 9781588391704

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The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt by James P. Allen,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

Diseases and injuries were major concerns for ancient Egyptians. This book, featuring some sixty-four objects from the Metropolitan Museum, discusses how both practical and magical medicine informed Egyptian art and for the first time reproduces and translates treatments described in the spectacular Edwin Smith Papyrus.

Author : John F. Nunn
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0806135042

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Ancient Egyptian Medicine by John F. Nunn Pdf

The skills of the ancient Egyptians in preserving bodies through mummification are well known, but their expertise in the everyday medical practices needed to treat the living is less familiar and often misinterpreted. John F. Nunn draws on his own experience as an eminent doctor of medicine and an Egyptologist to reassess the evidence. He has translated and reviewed the original Egyptian medical papyri and has reconsidered other sources of information, including skeletons, mummies, statues, tomb paintings and coffins. Illustrations highlight symptoms of similar conditions in patients ancient and modern, and the criteria by which the Egyptian doctors made their diagnoses - many still valid today - are evaluated in the light of current medical knowledge. In addition, an appendix listing all known named doctors contains previously unpublished additions from newly translated texts. Spells and incantations and the relationship of magic and religion to medical practice are also explored. Incorporating the most recent insights of modern medicine and Egyptology, the result is the most comprehensive and authoritative general book to be published on this fascinating subject for many years.

Author : Bruno Halioua,Bernard Ziskind
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0674017021

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Medicine in the Days of the Pharaohs by Bruno Halioua,Bernard Ziskind Pdf

Evidence of the medical practice of ancient Egypt has come down to us not only in pictorial art but also in papyrus scrolls, in funerary inscriptions, and in the mummified bodies of ancient Egyptians themselves. Halioua and Ziskind provide a comprehensive account of pharaonic medicine that is illuminated by what modern science has discovered about the lives (and deaths) of people from all walks of life.

Author : Paula Alexandra da Silva Veiga
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Limited
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 140730500X

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Health and Medicine in Ancient Egypt by Paula Alexandra da Silva Veiga Pdf

This monograph explores the unity of the modern concepts of magic and science in Egyptian medicine.

Author : J. Worth Estes
Publisher : Science History Publications/USA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015037455329

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The Medical Skills of Ancient Egypt by J. Worth Estes Pdf

A series of informal "snapshots" illustrating what can be inferred about Egyptians' illnesses and their treatments in the days of the Pharaohs. For a general audience. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Ibrahim M. Eltorai
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000546958

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A Spotlight on the History of Ancient Egyptian Medicine by Ibrahim M. Eltorai Pdf

This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture. It reviews the ancient Egyptian understanding of human health and disease, medical and herbal treatments for various conditions based on primary sources found in ancient papyri. The reader will also gain an insight into the influence of ancient Egyptian medical knowledge on later civilizations including ancient Greek and Islamic scholars in the middle ages. There are two chapters that focus on the ancient Egyptian understanding and treatments of cardiovascular disease as well as a description of herbal medicines used by medical practitioners and pharmacologists. Key Features: Describes influence of ancient Egyptian medical and pharmaceutical knowledge of subsequent civilizations Explores ancient Egyptian pharmacology and herbal medicine Review of the most significant ancient Egyptian papyri documenting medical knowledge and practice Concise overview of ancient Egyptian history, culture, medical knowledge Summary of ancient Egyptian understanding of cardiovascular diseases and treatments

Author : Bayard Holmes,P. Gad Kitterman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Medicine
ISBN : CHI:34728904

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Medicine in Ancient Egypt by Bayard Holmes,P. Gad Kitterman Pdf

A review of Dr. Carl H. Klein's manuscript translation of the Papyrus Ebers.

Author : Rosa Dinarès Solà,Mikel Fernandez Georges,Maria Rosa Guasch Jané
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789697711

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Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt by Rosa Dinarès Solà,Mikel Fernandez Georges,Maria Rosa Guasch Jané Pdf

This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 2018) showcasing the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with discussions on textual and iconographical evidence.

Author : Plinio Prioreschi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781888456011

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A History of Medicine: Primitive and ancient medicine by Plinio Prioreschi Pdf

Author : Charles Savona-Ventura
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780244335014

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Ancient Egyptian Medicine by Charles Savona-Ventura Pdf

The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC, Egyptian medical practice went largely unchanged but was highly advanced for its time, including simple non-invasive surgery, setting of bones, dentistry, and an extensive set of pharmacopoeia. Egyptian medical thought influenced later traditions, including the Greeks. Until the 19th century, the main sources of information about ancient Egyptian medicine were writings from later in antiquity. The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BC and wrote extensively of his observations of their medicinal practice. Pliny the Elder also wrote favourably of them in historical review. Hippocrates (the ""father of medicine""), Herophilos, Erasistratus and later Galen studied at the temple of Amenhotep, and acknowledged the contribution of ancient Egyptian medicine to Greek medicine.

Author : Laura M. Zucconi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Communication in medicine
ISBN : IND:30000127516908

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Can No Physician be Found? by Laura M. Zucconi Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1002020123

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Medicine in Ancient Egypt by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nabil I. Ebeid
Publisher : General Egyptian Book Organization
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015042573728

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Egyptian medicine in the days of the pharaohs by Nabil I. Ebeid Pdf