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Chargement... A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Healing Arts of Greece and Romepar J. C. McKeown
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J. C. McKeown, an Ovidian scholar and author of several Latin textbooks, has compiled this volume, the third in his Cabinet series of classical lore intended for popular audiences. It follows A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the World’s Greatest Empire from 2010 and A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization from 2013. Like his previous Cabinet books, this is not a scholarly work and makes no claims to be: McKeown’s goal is to provide “entertainment rather than enlightenment” (x). In this review I will briefly address the easier question of whether this book is entertaining, and the more difficult question of whether a bedside table book like this does more harm than good in avoiding “enlightenment”.
There are few disciplines as exciting and forward-looking as medicine. Unfortunately, however, many modern practitioners have lost sight of the origins of their discipline. A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities aspires to cure this lapse by taking readers back to the early days of Westernmedicine in ancient Greece and Rome. Quoting the actual words of ancient authors, often from texts which have never before been translated into English, J. C. McKeown offers a fascinating glimpse at the origins of surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, pharmacology, diet and nutrition, and many otherfields of medicine.This book features hundreds of passages from Greek and Roman authors, with gentle guidance from McKeown, giving a vividly direct picture of the ancient medical world, a world in which, for example, a surgeon had to be strong-minded enough to ignore the screams of his patient, diseases were assumedto be sent by the gods, medicine and magic were often indistinguishable, and no qualifications were required before setting oneself up as a doctor. On the other hand, McKeown reveals that some ancient medical attitudes were also surprisingly similar to our own. Beyond the practice of medicine,McKeown highlights ancient views on familiar topics, such as medical ethics and the role of the doctor in society. A fascinating exploration of the bizarre - and sometimes grotesque - medical beliefs of the past, A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities will delight anyone with an interest in thehistory of medicine or the ancient world. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)610.938Technology Medicine and health Medicine History, geographic treatment, biography Ancient World Greece including Macedonia to 323Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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