{"product_id":"digital-product-29","title":"Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine (c. 1914) - James Sands Elliott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the physician's consulting room, there were sacred serpents, healing temples, whispered charms and remedies gathered beneath the moon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in \u003cstrong\u003e1914\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOutlines of Greek and Roman Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJames Sands Elliott\u003c\/strong\u003e is a captivating journey through the origins of Western medical thought—from the gods and healing sanctuaries of ancient Greece to the physicians, public baths and extraordinary medical customs of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, \u003cstrong\u003eAsklepios\u003c\/strong\u003e presides over temples where the sick sought answers in dreams; \u003cstrong\u003eHippocrates\u003c\/strong\u003e transforms the study of illness; and \u003cstrong\u003eGalen\u003c\/strong\u003e leaves an influence that echoes across centuries. Along the way, Elliott uncovers a world of sacred snakes, curious amulets, spoken incantations, ancient surgery, botanical treatments and the occasionally astonishing personalities who practised the healing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWithin these pages\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGods, serpents and healing dreams:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apollo, Asklepios, Hygeia and the ritual life of ancient sanctuaries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe first physicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hippocrates, Aristotle, the Alexandrian schools, Celsus, Dioscorides and Galen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedicine and magic:\u003c\/strong\u003e household cures, charms, amulets, astrology and the enduring influence of superstition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe stranger side of Roman medicine:\u003c\/strong\u003e notorious practitioners, imperial patients and extraordinary prescriptions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAncient public health:\u003c\/strong\u003e baths, aqueducts, sewers, sanitation and the emergence of hospitals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e historical depictions of healing deities and reconstructed Greek temples.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the curiosity of a physician looking backwards through the centuries, this richly absorbing volume reveals that the history of medicine is not merely a story of scientific progress. It is also a story of belief, ritual, observation, ingenuity and the perennial human desire to be healed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e James Sands Elliott, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Wood and Company, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Downloadable PDF facsimile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191 scanned PDF pages, including preliminary matter and illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hearthwise Historical Library\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64240617226570,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/9940\/2058\/files\/IMG_2618.jpg?v=1794040880","url":"https:\/\/hearthwiseherbals.com\/products\/digital-product-29","provider":"Hearthwise Herbals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}