Medicine and society in Ptolemaic Egypt [electronic resource] / by Philippa Lang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Philippa, 1974-

Series:

Studies in Ancient Medicine 41.

Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; v. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Egyptian.

Medicine, Ancient.

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Human body--Egypt.

Human body.

Medical logic--History.

Medical logic.

Physicians--Egypt--History.

Physicians.

Medicine--Egypt--Alexandria--History.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Yet illness affects and is affected by nutrition, disease and reproduction within larger questions of demography, agriculture and environment. It is crucial to every socio-economic group, all ages, and both sexes; perceptions and responses to illness are ubiquitous in all kinds of evidence, both Greek and Egyptian and from archaeology to literature. 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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Greeks and Egyptians

Medicine and the Gods

Theoretical Perspectives

Responses to Illness

Identifying Medical Practitioners

Medicine in Alexandria

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-93972-X

90-04-23551-5

OCLC:

823504880

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004235519 DOI