Health and Wellness in Antiquity through the Middle Ages

Author:   William H. York
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9780313378652


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   17 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   William H. York
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780313378652


ISBN 10:   0313378657
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   17 August 2012
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Series Foreword 1. Factors in Health and Wellness Health and Disease in History Health, Disease, and the Body Disease Theory in the Ancient Near East: Mesopotamia and Egypt Disease Theory in the Western Medical Tradition: Greece, Rome, the Islamic World, and Medieval Europe Disease Theory in Indian Ayurvedic Medicine Disease Theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine Health and Social Well-Being 2. Education and Training: Learned and Non-Learned Medical Learning in the Ancient Near East Mesopotamia Egypt Medical Learning in the Ancient Greek and Roman World Hippocratic Medicine Galen and the Hippocratic Tradition Medical Learning in India: The Written Tradition of Ayurveda The Origin of the Ayurvedic Medical Texts Medical Education Medical Learning in China Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine The Rise of Formal Medical Education Medical Learning in the Islamic World Translation and the Written Tradition of Islamic Medicine Practitioners and Their Training Medical Learning in Medieval Europe Translation and the Rise of Universities The Hierarchy of Medical Practitioners and the Non-Learned Tradition of Medieval Medicine 3. Religion and Medicine Faith, Magic, and Healing in Mesopotamia and Egypt Gods and the Causes of Disease Religious Healing in Ancient Mesopotamia Magical Cures in Egypt Religious and Naturalistic Medicine in Ancient Greece Medicine and Religion in India and China Magic and Medicine in Early Indian and Chinese Civilizations Confucianism and Taoism in Chinese Medical Thought Buddhism in Indian Medicine Faith Healing in the Islamic and Christian Traditions Prophetic Medicine in the Islamic World Magical and Miracle Cures in Medieval European Medicine 4. Women's Health Gynecology: Women's Bodies and Women's Diseases Mesopotamia and Egypt Greek and Roman Gynecological Literature Gynecology in Ayurvedic Medical Literature Gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine Female Practitioners and Women Patients in the Islamic World The ""Secrets of Women"" and Male Physicians in Medieval Europe Obstetrics: Managing Pregnancy and Childbirth Childbirth in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt Childbirth in Ancient Greece and Rome Childbirth in India Childbirth in China Childbirth in Medieval Europe 5. Health in Infancy, Childhood, and Old Age Aging and the Life Cycle in Premodern Medical Theories Pediatric Medicine Mesopotamian Cures for Children Egyptian Cures for Children Children and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome Pediatric Care in the Ayurvedic Tradition Pediatrics in Traditional Chinese Medicine Childcare and Pediatric Medicine in Medieval Europe Geriatric Care in the Premodern World 6. Infectious Disease in the Premodern World Studying Disease in History Epidemics and Theories of Disease Causation Smallpox Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death The Origin and Spread of the Bubonic Plague Medical Responses to the Black Death in Europe and the Islamic World Religious Responses to the Black Death Popular and Civic Responses to the Black Death Leprosy Leprosy in India Leprosy in China Leprosy in Medieval Europe 7. Environmental and Occupational Hazards Living and Working Conditions in Rural Communities Living and Working Conditions in Urban Centers Waste and Sewage Removal Fresh Water and the Risk of Lead Poisoning The Risk of Fire Violence and Crime 8. Surgery and Manual Operations Surgery in Ancient Mesopotamia Surgery in Ancient Egypt Surgery in Ancient Greece and Rome Hippocratic Surgeons Roman Surgeons Surgery in India Surgical Training and Procedures Early Methods of Reconstructive Surgery Surgery and the Vaidya Chinese Surgery The Low Status of Surgery and Surgeons Moxibustion and Acupuncture Surgery in the Islamic World Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi Surgery in the Medieval West Surgeons and Physicians The Rise of Rational Surgery Vernacular Surgery Texts and Craft Practice 9. The Brain and Mental Disorders The Mind and Illness in Mesopotamia and Egypt Mental Health and Humoral Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome The Mind and Mental Health in Ayurvedic Medicine Mental Illness in Traditional Chinese Medicine Mental Illness in Islamic Medicine Mental Illness in Medieval Europe 10. The Apothecary and His Pharmacopeia The Pharmacopeia of Ancient Mesopotamia The Egyptian Pharmacopeia Greek and Roman Pharmacology Pharmacy in Ayurvedic Medicine Siddha Medicine and Alchemical Remedies The Traditional Chinese Pharmacopeia Early Materia Medica Alchemy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Standardizing Materia Medica and Regulating the Drug Market Pharmacy in the Islamic World Medieval European Pharmacology 11. War and Health Weapons and Wounds Disease and Hunger in War Siege Warfare 12. Institutions and Health Governmental and Religious Institutions in Mesopotamia and Egypt Irrigation Systems Embalming in Ancient Egypt and Knowledge of the Body Institutional Support for Health and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome The Museum and the Library in Alexandria, Egypt Roman Engineering: Aqueducts and Sewage Systems Institutional Medicine in Ancient India Health and the State in China Hospitals in the Islamic World and Medieval Europe The Black Death and Public Health in Medieval Europe 13. Healing and the Arts Encounters with the Doctor in Art and Literature The Body in Medical Art Glossary Suggestions for Further Reading Bibliography Index"

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William H. York is assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies in the University Honors Program at Portland State University, Portland, OR.

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