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This journey to the beginnings of the physician's art brings to life the civilizations of the ancient world--Egypt of the Pharaohs, Greece at the time of Hippocrates, Rome under the Caesars, the India of Ashoka, and China as Mencius knew it. Probing the documents and artifacts of the ancient world with a scientist's mind and a detective's eye, Guido Majno pieces together the difficulties people faced in the effort to survive their injuries, as well as the odd, chilling, or inspiring ways in which they rose to the challenge. In asking whether the early healers might have benefited their patients, or only hastened their trip to the grave, Dr. Majno uncovered surprising answers by testing ancient prescriptions in a modern laboratory. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many in full color, and climaxing ten years of work, The Healing Hand is a spectacular recreation of man's attempts to conquer pain and disease.
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The Healing Hand, Guido Majno
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 1975
- Reliure
- (souple)
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- Titre
- The Healing Hand
- Sous-titre
- Man and Wound in the Ancient World
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Guido Majno
- Éditeur
- Harvard University Press
- Publié
- 1975
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 600
- ISBN10
- 0674383311
- ISBN13
- 9780674383319
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Science, États-Unis, Médecine, Europe, Époque antique, Afrique, Histoire de l'Europe, Asie, Chine, Archéologie, Inde, Égypte, Recherche, Grèce, Rome, Rome antique, Grèce antique, Histoire de la médecine
- Description
- This journey to the beginnings of the physician's art brings to life the civilizations of the ancient world--Egypt of the Pharaohs, Greece at the time of Hippocrates, Rome under the Caesars, the India of Ashoka, and China as Mencius knew it. Probing the documents and artifacts of the ancient world with a scientist's mind and a detective's eye, Guido Majno pieces together the difficulties people faced in the effort to survive their injuries, as well as the odd, chilling, or inspiring ways in which they rose to the challenge. In asking whether the early healers might have benefited their patients, or only hastened their trip to the grave, Dr. Majno uncovered surprising answers by testing ancient prescriptions in a modern laboratory. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many in full color, and climaxing ten years of work, The Healing Hand is a spectacular recreation of man's attempts to conquer pain and disease.