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The quick and the dead : biomedical theory in ancient Egypt /
This volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the origins of ancient Egyptian medicine in the domestication, care and sacrifice of cattle. Ritual cattle sacrifice in Egypt led to a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, which was then applied to humans. Two original...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill : Styx,
2004.
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| Colección: | Egyptological memoirs ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the origins of ancient Egyptian medicine in the domestication, care and sacrifice of cattle. Ritual cattle sacrifice in Egypt led to a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, which was then applied to humans. Two original theories developed from this comparative medicine: Life as movement, especially seen in the fasciolations of excised limbs, and the male's role in reproduction. Discussions include Egypt as a cattle culture, the "ka as an animating force, "living flesh," the possible animal origins of the "ankh, "djed and "was hieroglyphs, the bull's foreleg and the Opening-of-the-Mouth ritual, Egypt's healing establishment, and veterinary medicine as it relates to the origin of human medicine |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047404163 9047404165 9789004123915 9004123911 1280859083 9781280859083 9786610859085 6610859086 |
| ISSN: | 1387-2710 ; |