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Ancient Sicilian Health Remedies and Incantations

Author : Mario Macaluso
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780989616102
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Sicilian Health Remedies and Incantations written by Mario Macaluso and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have always expressed one basic need: the need to stay alive and to live healthy. Sicilians were no different. They, too, made use of herbal remedies, prayers and incantations to regain and safeguard their health. The author traces, first, the Greek and Roman influences on the medical world of ancient Sicily and then, through living testimony, presents a collection of health remedies that Sicilians used in the past, and even today, with a touch of Christian faith, secret incantations and, sometimes, with a deceitful dose of superstition and witchcraft.

Brill's Companion to Greek and Latin Pastoral

Author : Marco Fantuzzi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047408535
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to Greek and Latin Pastoral written by Marco Fantuzzi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises articles by an international team of twenty-three scholars. The contributions focus on the historical genesis, stylistic and narrative features and evolution of pastoral, both as genre and mode, from Theocritus to the Byzantine period. Special attention has been paid to the idea of the 'invention of a fictionalized tradition', and to pastoral’s thematic and formal relationship with other literary genres. In their totality, the contributions, as well as offering a comprehensive overview of the more or less familiar issues and ideas discussed in connection with pastoral, point to new emphases, trends and insights in current scholarly work in this area. The volume is addressed to a wide range of students and scholars in classics, but much in it will also be of interest to those working in the fields of comparative and modern literatures.

A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

Author : Anton Sebastian
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351469991
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the History of Medicine written by Anton Sebastian and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique, extensively illustrated dictionary of terms, people, events, and dates spanning the entire history of medicine. It is a monumental work of scholarship totaling some 700 double-column pages with a large number of rare and exceptional illustrations from many original sources painstakingly compiled over years of far-searching inquiry involving more than 5,000 books and hundreds of journals. It is a major resource of hard-to-find information about notable medical figures, instruments, conditions, procedures, and dates and a storehouse of captivating anecdotes and background material. The book contains a wealth of material for concise historical introductions to a broad range of subjects and is the sine qua non authority on both well and little known facts of medical history. With this single volume-an unprecedented tour de force representing more than 7,000 hours of exhaustive research-clinicians and researchers from all fields of medicine can quickly and easily find authoritative, detailed definitions and descriptions, with dates, of medical terms and of the people and events contributing to the development of medicine from earliest times to the present day. The entries range widely from such as abacterial pyuria to zygote, including Latin and Greek origins of terms, compact biographies with dates, eponymic information of all kinds, and rarely seen drawings and photographs of antique medical instruments and little-known conditions.

Ancient Medicine

Author : Vivian Nutton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000963861
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Medicine written by Vivian Nutton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade. This revised volume includes discussions of several new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as of new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world; the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers, for example in creating disability. Nutton also expands upon the treatment of pre-Galenic medicine in Greece and Rome. In addition, subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is substantially revised and updated, providing avenues for future student research. This third edition of Ancient Medicine will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly, with much to interest scholars in the field as well.

Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria

Author : Heinrich von Staden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521236461
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (364 download)

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Book Synopsis Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria by : Heinrich von Staden

Download or read book Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria written by Heinrich von Staden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-04-20 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herophilus, a contemporary of Euclid, practiced medicine in Alexandria in the third century B.C., and seems to have been the first Western scientist to dissect the human body. He made especially impressive contributions to many branches of anatomy. Von Staden assembles the fragmentary evidence concerning one of the more important scientists of ancient Greece.

Ancient Healing

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785324317
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Healing written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and historical look at the practices and techniques of alternative and holistic medicine.

The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization

Author : Simon Hornblower
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191016756
Total Pages : 907 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization written by Simon Hornblower and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did the ancient Greeks eat and drink? What role did migration play? Why was emperor Nero popular with the ordinary people but less so with the upper classes? Why (according to ancient authors) was Oedipus ('with swollen foot') so called? For over 2,000 years the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome have captivated our collective imagination and provided inspiration for so many aspects of our lives, from culture, literature, drama, cinema, and television to society, education, and politics. Many of the roots of the way life is lived in the West today can be traced to the ancient civilizations, not only in politics, law, technology, philosophy, and science, but also in social and family life, language, and art. Beautiful illustrations, clear and authoritative entries, and a useful chronology and bibliography make this Companion the perfect guide for readers interested in learning more about the Graeco-Roman world. As well as providing sound information on all aspects of classical civilization such as history, politics, ethics, morals, law, society, religion, mythology, science and technology, language, literature, art, and scholarship, the entries in the Companion reflect the changing interdisciplinary aspects of classical studies, covering broad thematic subjects, such as race, nationalism, gender, ethics, and ecology, confirming the impact classical civilizations have had on the modern world.

Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West

Author : Anne Van Arsdall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317122534
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West written by Anne Van Arsdall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West brings together eleven papers by leading scholars in ancient and medieval medicine and pharmacy. Fittingly, the volume honors Professor John M. Riddle, one of today's most respected medieval historians, whose career has been devoted to decoding the complexities of early medicine and pharmacy. "Herbs" in the title generally connotes drugs in ancient and medieval times; the essays here discuss interesting aspects of the challenges scholars face as they translate and interpret texts in several older languages. Some of the healers in the volume are named, such as Philotas of Amphissa, Gariopontus, and Constantine the African; many are anonymous and known only from their treatises on drugs and/or medicine. The volume's scope demonstrates the breadth of current research being undertaken in the field, examining both practical medical arts and medical theory from the ancient world into early modern times. It also includes a paper about a cutting-edge Internet-based system for ongoing academic collaboration. The essays in this volume reveal insightful research approaches and highlight new discoveries that will be of interest to the international academic community of classicists, medievalists, and early-modernists because of the scarcity of publications objectively evaluating long-lived traditions that have their origin in the world of the ancient Mediterranean.

A History of Public Health: From Past to Present

Author : Jan Kirk Carney
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 1284251187
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book A History of Public Health: From Past to Present written by Jan Kirk Carney and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Public Health: From Past to Present uses a structured format to study public health from antiquity to the present time. After a brief introduction, this concise text illuminates defining moments in public health history through stories that illustrate people, principles, and challenges. These are followed by a discussion of history’s relevance to contemporary practice. Suggestions for additional study, discussion questions, and references complete each chapter. Key Features: • Emphasis on selected narratives - more detailed stories - to highlight defining moments in public health history and help readers to remember key historical events, their significance, and determine their relevance to today’s issues and practice. • Easily accessible references and primary sources are included for additional study and context. • Ample visuals and graphics highlight people, priorities, art, public opinion, and trends relevant to the time period,, and more.

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling - Illustrated by Numerous Incantations, Specimens of Medical Magic, Anecdotes and Tales

Author : Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473370760
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling - Illustrated by Numerous Incantations, Specimens of Medical Magic, Anecdotes and Tales written by Charles Godfrey Leland and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage work contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies used among gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch-doctoring, love-philtering, and other sorcery, illustrated by many anecdotes and instances, taken either from works as yet very little known to the English reader or from personal experiences. Within a very few years, since Ethnology and Archaeology have received a great inspiration, and much enlarged their scope through Folk-lore, everything relating to such subjects is studied with far greater interest and to much greater profit than was the case when they were cultivated in a languid, half-believing, half-sceptical spirit which was in reality rather one of mere romance than reason. Now that we seek with resolution to find the whole truth, be it based on materialism, spiritualism, or their identity, we are amazed to find that the realm of marvel and mystery, of wonder and poetry, connected with what we vaguely call “magic,” far from being explained away or exploded, enlarges before us as we proceed, and that not into a mere cloudland, gorgeous land, but into a country of reality in which men of science who would once have disdained the mere thought thereof are beginning to stray.

Ancient Egyptian Medicine

Author : Charles Savona-Ventura
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 024433501X
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Medicine written by Charles Savona-Ventura and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC, Egyptian medical practice went largely unchanged but was highly advanced for its time, including simple non-invasive surgery, setting of bones, dentistry, and an extensive set of pharmacopoeia. Egyptian medical thought influenced later traditions, including the Greeks. Until the 19th century, the main sources of information about ancient Egyptian medicine were writings from later in antiquity. The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BC and wrote extensively of his observations of their medicinal practice. Pliny the Elder also wrote favourably of them in historical review. Hippocrates (the ""father of medicine""), Herophilos, Erasistratus and later Galen studied at the temple of Amenhotep, and acknowledged the contribution of ancient Egyptian medicine to Greek medicine.

Greek medicine in Rome

Author : Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek medicine in Rome written by Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Italian Folk Magic

Author : Mary-Grace Fahrun
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633410552
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Italian Folk Magic written by Mary-Grace Fahrun and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating journey through the magical, folkloric, and healing traditions of Italy the reader learns uniquely Italian methods of magical protection and divination and spells for love, sex, control, and revenge. "Mary-Grace Fahrun's Italian Folk Magic is an intimate journey into the heart of Italian folk magical practices as they are lived every day. Having grown up in an extended Italian family in North America and Italy, the author presents us with the stories, characters, saints, charms, and prayers that form the core of folk religion, setting them in context in an authentic, down-to-earth, and humorous voice. A delight to read!"—Sabina Magliocco, Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia Italian Folk Magiccontains: magical and religious rituals prayers divination techniques crafting blessing rituals witchcraft The author also explores the evil eye, known as malocchio in Italian, explaining what it is, where it comes from, and, crucially, how to get rid of it. This book can help Italians regain their magical heritage, but Italian folk magic is a beautiful, powerful, and effective magical tradition that is accessible to anyone who wants to learn it.

Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World

Author : Peter I. Bogucki
Publisher : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780816069415
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World written by Peter I. Bogucki and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2008 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains alphabetically arranged entries, from adornment to crime and punishment, that provide information about culture and society in the ancient world and includes photographs and maps.

Greek Medicine in Rome

Author : Thomas Clifford Allbutt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Medicine in Rome written by Thomas Clifford Allbutt and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge, Allbutt was a great literary stylist. He has been described by Underwood as the most learned and distinguished physician of the last hundred years.

Italy's Witches and Medicine Women

Author : Karyn Crisis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692961384
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Italy's Witches and Medicine Women written by Karyn Crisis and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karyn Crisis has been able to sense the "unseen world of passed-on relatives, angels, and ghosts since childhood. Training as a Spiritualist Medium as an adult, she became a popular platform Medium and healer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2009, she took a fateful trip to Italy's Tuscany Region, which would have a lasting impact far beyond what she could have ever imagined: Goddesses from Italy's history suddenly began appearing to Karyn as clearly as other spirit people had, and they began transmitting to her the information of a most interesting cultural melting pot in Italy that gave rise to its unique and complex spiritual landscape. Among the information shared was the knowledge of Italy's own indigenous Lineage healing, a female shamanism hiding in-plain-sight that can be traced back to pre-pagan times. One thing was clear: Mediumship was and is the cornerstone of all these traditions by advancing the quality of life through previously hidden knowledge from the spirit world handed down to earth. Following the guidance of the Goddesses, Karyn returned to Italy where she embarked on a long and intensive research study. Taking cures from "streghe," meeting herbalists on mountain tops, experiencing a 6 hour ancestral fire ritual with secret shaman called Benandanti, interviewing local authors and museum curators and folk lore experts, and walking on the remains of the Goddess Diana's 2,000 year old temple, Karyn found the historical evidence to support what the Goddesses had shown her in visions. Volume 1 also provides a comprehensive spiritual history of the "Italian Witch" and reveals an important matrilineal living practice supplanted by the patriarchal invasions of pre-pagan times, whose acts of repression still affect the world today, revealing a groundbreaking history of women. Also find practical tips to reconnect with this female Lineage.

Science and Technology in World History [2 volumes]

Author : William E. Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 709 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology in World History [2 volumes] written by William E. Burns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying science and technology within the context of world history. With balanced coverage, a logical organization, and in-depth entries, readers of all inclinations will find useful and interesting information in its contents. Science and Technology in World History takes a truly global approach to the subjects of science and technology and spans the entirety of recorded human history. Topical articles and entries on the subjects are arranged under thematic categories, which are divided further into chronological periods. This format, along with the encyclopedia's integrative approach, offers an array of perspectives that collectively contribute to the understanding of numerous fields across the world and over eras of development. Entries cover discussions of scientific and technological innovations and theories, historical vignettes, and important texts and individuals throughout the world. From the discovery of fire and the innovation of agricultural methods in China to the establishment of surgical practices in France and the invention of Quantum Theory, this encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of fascinating topics in science and technology through a straightforward, historical lens.