In the Grip of Disease: Studies in the Greek Imagination
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
This original and lively book uses texts from ancient medicine, epic, lyric, tragedy, historiography, philosophy, and religion to explore the influence of Greek ideas on health and disease on Greek thought. Fundamental issues are deeply implicated: causation and responsibility, purification and pollution, the mind-body relationship and gender differences, authority and the expert, reality and appearances, good government, and good and evil themselves...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199275874
ISBN13:9780199275878
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Related Subjects
Ancient Greece History Language Arts Literature & Fiction Medical Medical Books Special TopicsCustomer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
