Asklepios, Medicine, and the Politics of Healing in Fifth-Century Greece: Between Craft and Cult
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Delving deeply into ancient medical history, Bronwen L. Wickkiser explores the early development and later spread of the cult of Asklepios, one of the most popular healing gods in the ancient Mediterranean. Though Asklepios had been known as a healer since the time of Homer, evidence suggests that large numbers of people began to flock to the cult during the fifth century BCE, just as practitioners of Hippocratic medicine were gaining dominance. Drawing...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801889782
ISBN13:9780801889783
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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