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Medicine and society in Ptolemaic Egypt

Title
  1. Medicine and society in Ptolemaic Egypt / by Philippa Lang.
Published by
  1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Author
  1. Lang, Philippa, 1974-

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Description
  1. xii, 318 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. Current questions over 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.
Series statement
  1. Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 41
Uniform title
  1. Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 41.
Subject
  1. Medicine, Egyptian
  2. Medicine, Ancient
  3. Medicine, Greek and Roman
  4. Human body > Egypt
  5. Medical logic > History
  6. Physicians > Egypt > History
  7. Medicine > Egypt > Alexandria > History
  8. History of Medicine > Egypt
  9. Greek World > Egypt
  10. Health Personnel > Egypt > history
  11. History, Ancient > Egypt
  12. Religion and Medicine > Egypt
Call number
  1. JFE 15-80
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Author
  1. Lang, Philippa, 1974-
Title
  1. Medicine and society in Ptolemaic Egypt / by Philippa Lang.
Imprint
  1. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 41
  2. Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 41.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN
  1. 2012026425
ISBN
  1. 9789004218581 (hardback : alk. paper)
  2. 9004218580 (hardback : alk. paper)
  3. 9789004235519 (e-book)
  4. 9004235515 (e-book)
Research call number
  1. JFE 15-80
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