Patients and healers in the High Roman Empire
"Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Israelowich presents three richly detailed case studies -- one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism -- from the poi...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Israelowich, Ido, |d 1972- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Patients and healers in the High Roman Empire |c Ido Israelowich. |
| 260 | |a Baltimore : |b Johns Hopkins University press. | ||
| 260 | |c C 2015. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 vol. (VIII-191 p.) : |b ill., couv. ill. en coul. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Bibliogr. p. [173]-184. Notes bibliogr. en fin de volume. Index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The identity of physicians during the High Roman Empire -- Patients' understanding of health and illness -- The domus and reproduction -- Health care in the Roman army -- Medical tourism during the High Roman Empire | |
| 520 | |a "Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Israelowich presents three richly detailed case studies -- one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism -- from the point of view of those on both sides of the patient-healer divide. He explains in depth how people in the classical world became aware of their ailments, what they believed caused particular illnesses, and why they turned to certain healers -- root cutters, gymnastic trainers, dream interpreters, pharmacologists and priests -- or sought medical care in specific places such as temples, bath houses, and city centers" | ||
| 650 | |a Médecine grecque et romaine |x Histoire | ||
| 650 | |a Médecine et religion |z Rome | ||
| 650 | |a Guérisseurs |z Rome | ||
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