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050 4 _aR138 .I87 2015
082 0 _a610.938
100 1 _aIsraelowich, Ido.
245 1 0 _aPatients and Healers in the High Roman Empire.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a1 online resource (205 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Identity of Physicians during the High Roman Empire -- The Establishment of Medicine as a Profession in Rome -- The Nature of the Medical Market Place during the High Roman Empire -- The Case of Psasnis -- Conclusion -- 2 Patients' Understanding of Health and Illness -- Patients and Their Healers -- Physicians and Temple Medicine -- Aelius Aristides -- Conclusion -- 3 The Domus and Reproduction -- Childbirth -- Physicians and Midwives -- Mothers' Experiences -- Conclusion -- 4 Health Care in the Roman Army -- Theoretical Background -- The Establishment of the Roman Imperial Medical Corps -- The Responsibilities of the Army Physician and of the Medical Corps -- Military Physicians and Local Populations -- Conclusion -- 5 Medical Tourism during the High Roman Empire -- Temples -- Water -- Cities -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
520 _aDrawing on a diverse range of sources--including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state--Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aMedical care-History-Rome.
650 0 _aMedical personnel-Rome.
650 0 _aHistory, Ancient-Rome.
650 0 _aMedicine-Religious aspects-Rome.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aIsraelowich, Ido
_tPatients and Healers in the High Roman Empire
_dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2015
_z9781421416281
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318880
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