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OverviewGary B. Ferngren and Ekaterina N. Lomperis have gathered a rich collection of annotated primary sources that illustrate the intersection of medicine and religion. Intended as a companion volume to Ferngren's classic Medicine and Religion, which traces the history of the relationship of medicine to religion in the Western world from the earliest ancient Near Eastern societies to the twenty-first century, this useful and extensive sourcebook places each key document in historical context. Drawing from more than 160 texts, the book explores a number of themes, including concepts of health, the causes and cure of disease, medical ethics, theodicy, beneficence, religious healing, consolation, and death and dying. Each chapter begins with an introduction that furnishes a basic historical setting for the period covered. Modern translations, some of which have been made especially for this volume, are used whenever possible. The texts are numbered sequentially within each chapter and preceded by a short introduction to both the author and the subject. Touching on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Rome, the European Middle Ages, Islam, early modern Europe, and the modern era, Essential Readings in Medicine and Religion brings a wide range of sources together to expand on the crucial lessons of Medicine and Religion. This book is a useful introduction for all students of history, divinity, medicine, and health. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary B. Ferngren (Professor of History, Oregon State University and Professor of the History of Medicine, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University) , Ekaterina N. LomperisPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781421422909ISBN 10: 1421422905 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 27 October 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. The Ancient Near East Introduction Texts 2. Greece Introduction Texts 3. Rome Introduction Texts 4. Early Christianity Introduction Texts 5. The Middle Ages Introduction Texts 6. Islam, by M.A. Mujeeb Khan Introduction Texts 7. The Early Modern Period Introduction Texts 8. The Nineteenth through the Twenty-First Centuries Introduction Text Select Bibliography IndexReviewsI would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the relationship between faith and medicine as it stretches across human existence. -- John F. Pohl, MD, University of Utah * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith * I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the relationship between faith and medicine as it stretches across human existence. -- John F. Pohl, MD * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith * Author InformationGary B. Ferngren is a professor of history at Oregon State University and a professor of the history of medicine at First Moscow State Medical University. He is the author of Medicine and Religion: A Historical Introduction, Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction, and Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity. Ekaterina N. Lomperis is a PhD candidate in theology at the University of Chicago and a junior fellow at the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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