The Quick and the Dead : Biomedical Theory in Ancient Egypt / / Andrew Gordon, Calvin Schwabe

• Autore: Gordon Andrew
• Pubblicazione: Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: xxii, 236 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 610/.932
• Soggetto topico: Medicine, Egyptian; Veterinary medicine - Egypt - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): SchwabeCalvin
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the origins of ancient Egyptian medicine in the domestication, care and sacrifice of cattle. Ritual cattle sacrifice in Egypt led to a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, which was then applied to humans. Two original theories developed from this comparative medicine: Life as movement, especially seen in the fasciolations of excised limbs, and the male's role in reproduction. Discussions include Egypt as a cattle culture, the ka as an animating force, "living flesh," the possible animal origins of the ankh , djed and was hieroglyphs, the bull's foreleg and the Opening-of-the-Mouth ritual, Egypt's healing establishment, and veterinary medicine as it relates to the origin of human medicine.
• Altri titoli varianti: Biomedical Theory in Ancient Egypt
• Titolo autorizzato: The Quick and the Dead
• ISBN: 1-280-85908-3; 9786610859085; 90-474-0416-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450809603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Egyptological Memoirs ; ; 4.