Dreams, healing, and medicine in Greece : from antiquity to the present /

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This volume centers on dreams in Greek medicine from the fifth-century B.C.E. Hippocratic Regimen down to the modern era. Medicine is here defined in a wider sense than just formal medical praxis, and includes non-formal medical healing methods such as folk pharmacopeia, religion, 'magical'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Oberhelman, Steven M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2013]
Temas:
Medicine, Ancient.
Medicine > Greece.
Medical innovations > History.
History, Ancient
Médecine ancienne.
Médecine > Grèce.
Médecine > Innovations > Histoire.
MEDICAL > History.
Medical innovations.
Medicine.
Medicin > historia.
Folkmedicin > historia.
Drömmar > historia.
Greece.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume centers on dreams in Greek medicine from the fifth-century B.C.E. Hippocratic Regimen down to the modern era. Medicine is here defined in a wider sense than just formal medical praxis, and includes non-formal medical healing methods such as folk pharmacopeia, religion, 'magical' methods (e.g., amulets, exorcisms, and spells), and home remedies. This volume examines how in Greek culture dreams have played an integral part in formal and non-formal means of healing. The papers are organized into three major diachronic periods: classical Greek through late Roman, the Byzantine era, and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409424246
1409424243

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