01913nam 2200385 450 991081221280332120200807200409.01-4674-5751-5(CKB)4100000010953247(MiAaPQ)EBC6172713(EXLCZ)99410000001095324720200807d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAncient medicine from Mesopotamia to Rome /Laura M. ZucconiGrand Rapids, Michigan :William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,[2019]©20191 online resource (xxi, 432 pages)0-8028-6983-1 Includes bibliographical references and idex.This book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi's Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen.Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not only Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome but also the Levant, the Anatolian Peninsula, and the Iranian Plateau. Devoting special attention to the fundamental relationship between medicine and theology, Zucconi's one-volume introduction brings the physicians, patients, procedures, medicines, and ideas of the past to light. MedicineReligious aspectsHistoryMedicineReligious aspectsHistory.201.661Zucconi Laura M.295674MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812212803321Ancient medicine4015806UNINA