TY  - BOOK
AU  - Steger,Florian
TI  - Asclepius: Medicine and Cult
SN  - 351512201X
AV  - R126 .S744 2018
U1  - 610.938 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Stuttgart
PB  - Franz Steiner Verlag
KW  - Medicine, Greek and Roman
KW  - Medicine, Ancient
KW  - Healing
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - History, Ancient
KW  - Médecine grecque et romaine
KW  - Médecine ancienne
KW  - Guérison
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro; Contents; Preface; I. Introduction; II. The Medicine of Asclepius in Context; II. 1 -- The beginnings of the Asclepian cult in Rome; II. 2 -- Relations with Ancient Babylon and Egypt; II. 3 -- Medical Traditions; II. 4 -- Medicine outside the traditions; II. 5 -- Medical Practice; III. The Practice of Asclepius; III. 1 -- The myth of Asclepius and his healing cult; III. 2 -- The sites of Asclepian healing; III. 3 -- The sources -- mere miracle stories?; III. 4 -- Methodological considerations; III. 5 -- The patients of Asclepius; IV. Summary; V. Appendix; V.1 -- Editions and translations; V.2 -- Bibliography; v. 3 -- Picture creditsV. 4 -- Index of persons and places; V.5 -- Subject index
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