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Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West

Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West


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Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West brings together eleven papers by leading scholars in ancient and medieval medicine and pharmacy. Fittingly, the volume honors Professor John M. Riddle, one of today's most respected medieval historians, whose career has been devoted to decoding the complexities of early medicine and pharmacy. Herbs in the title generally connotes drugs in ancient and medieval times; the essays here discuss interesting aspects of the challenges scholars face as they translate and interpret texts in several older languages. Some of the healers in the volume are named, such as Philotas of Amphissa, Gariopontus, and Constantine the African; many are anonymous and known only from their treatises on drugs and/or medicine. The volume's scope demonstrates the breadth of current research being undertaken in the field, examining both practical medical arts and medical theory from the ancient world into early modern times. It also includes a paper about a cutting-edge Internet-based system for ongoing academic collaboration. The essays in this volume reveal insightful research approaches and highlight new discoveries that will be of interest to the international academic community of classicists, medievalists, and early-modernists because of the scarcity of publications objectively evaluating long-lived traditions that have their origin in the world of the ancient Mediterranean.
About the Author: Anne Van Arsdall is a research associate in the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico, USA and Timothy Graham is Professor and Director at the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of New Mexico, USA.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781409400387
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 394
  • Series Title: Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean
  • Sub Title: Essays in Honor of John M. Riddle
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1409400387
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Edition: 1 BLG
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 734 gr


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