Medicine And Healing Practices In Ancient Egypt
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Medicine And Healing Practices In Ancient Egypt
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Author : Rosalie David
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-01
Medicine And Healing Practices In Ancient Egypt written by Rosalie David and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-01 with History categories.
Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt provides a new perspective on healthcare and healing treatments in Egypt from the Predynastic to the Roman periods. Rather than concentrating exclusively on diseases and medical conditions as evidenced in ancient sources, it provides a ‘people-focused’ perspective, asking what it was like to be ill or disabled in this society? Who were the healers? To what extent did disease occurrence and treatment reflect individual social status? As well as geographical, environmental and dietary factors, which undoubtedly affected general health, some groups were prone to specific hazards. These are discussed in detail, including soldiers’ experience of trauma, wounds and exposure to epidemics; and conditions - blindness, sand pneumoconiosis, trauma and limb amputations – resulting from working conditions at building and other sites. Methods of diagnosis and treatment were derived from special concepts about disease and medical ethics. These are explored, as well as the individual contributions and professional interactions of various groups of healers and carers. Medical training and practice occurred in various locations, including temples and battlefields; these are described, as well as the treatments and equipment that were available. Ancient writers generally praised the Egyptian healers’ knowledge, expertise, and professional relationship with their patients. A brief comparison is drawn between this approach and those prevailing elsewhere in Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. Finally, Egypt’s legacy, transmitted through Greek, Roman and Arabic sources, is confirmed as the source of some principles and practices still found in modern ‘Western’ medicine. Combining information from the latest studies on human remains and the authors’ biomedical research, this book brings the subject up to date, enabling a wide readership to access often scattered information in a fascinating synthesis.
Medicine Healing And Performance
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Author : Effie Gemi-Iordanou
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2014-02-13
Medicine Healing And Performance written by Effie Gemi-Iordanou and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-13 with Medical categories.
Whether it is the binding of shattered bones or the creation of herbal remedies, human agency is a central feature of the healing process. Both archaeological and anthropological research has contributed much to our understanding of the performative aspects of medicine. The papers contained in this volume, based on a session conducted at the 2010 Theoretical Archaeology Conference, take a multi-disciplinary approach to the topic, addressing such issues as the cultural conception of disease; the impact of gender roles on healing strategies; the possibilities afforded by syncretism; the relationship between material culture and the body; and the role played by the active agency of the sick.
The Art Of Medicine In Ancient Egypt
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Author : James P. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2005
The Art Of Medicine In Ancient Egypt written by James P. Allen and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art, Egyptian categories.
Diseases and injuries were major concerns for ancient Egyptians. This book, featuring some sixty-four objects from the Metropolitan Museum, discusses how both practical and magical medicine informed Egyptian art and for the first time reproduces and translates treatments described in the spectacular Edwin Smith Papyrus.
Can No Physician Be Found
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Author : Laura M. Zucconi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Can No Physician Be Found written by Laura M. Zucconi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Communication in medicine categories.
The Medical Skills Of Ancient Egypt
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Author : J. Worth Estes
language : en
Publisher: Science History Publications/USA
Release Date : 1993
The Medical Skills Of Ancient Egypt written by J. Worth Estes and has been published by Science History Publications/USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Medical categories.
A series of informal "snapshots" illustrating what can be inferred about Egyptians' illnesses and their treatments in the days of the Pharaohs. For a general audience. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
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Author : John F. Nunn
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2002
Ancient Egyptian Medicine written by John F. Nunn and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The skills of the ancient Egyptians in preserving bodies through mummification are well known, but their expertise in the everyday medical practices needed to treat the living is less familiar and often misinterpreted. John F. Nunn draws on his own experience as an eminent doctor of medicine and an Egyptologist to reassess the evidence. He has translated and reviewed the original Egyptian medical papyri and has reconsidered other sources of information, including skeletons, mummies, statues, tomb paintings and coffins. Illustrations highlight symptoms of similar conditions in patients ancient and modern, and the criteria by which the Egyptian doctors made their diagnoses - many still valid today - are evaluated in the light of current medical knowledge. In addition, an appendix listing all known named doctors contains previously unpublished additions from newly translated texts. Spells and incantations and the relationship of magic and religion to medical practice are also explored. Incorporating the most recent insights of modern medicine and Egyptology, the result is the most comprehensive and authoritative general book to be published on this fascinating subject for many years.
A Spotlight On The History Of Ancient Egyptian Medicine
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Author : Ibrahim M. Eltorai
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-08-20
A Spotlight On The History Of Ancient Egyptian Medicine written by Ibrahim M. Eltorai and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Medical categories.
This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture. It reviews the ancient Egyptian understanding of human health and disease, medical and herbal treatments for various conditions based on primary sources found in ancient papyri. The reader will also gain an insight into the influence of ancient Egyptian medical knowledge on later civilizations including ancient Greek and Islamic scholars in the middle ages. There are two chapters that focus on the ancient Egyptian understanding and treatments of cardiovascular disease as well as a description of herbal medicines used by medical practitioners and pharmacologists. Key Features: Describes influence of ancient Egyptian medical and pharmaceutical knowledge of subsequent civilizations Explores ancient Egyptian pharmacology and herbal medicine Review of the most significant ancient Egyptian papyri documenting medical knowledge and practice Concise overview of ancient Egyptian history, culture, medical knowledge Summary of ancient Egyptian understanding of cardiovascular diseases and treatments
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
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Author : Charles Savona-Ventura
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-09-23
Ancient Egyptian Medicine written by Charles Savona-Ventura and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-23 with History categories.
The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until the Persian invasion of 525 BC, Egyptian medical practice went largely unchanged but was highly advanced for its time, including simple non-invasive surgery, setting of bones, dentistry, and an extensive set of pharmacopoeia. Egyptian medical thought influenced later traditions, including the Greeks. Until the 19th century, the main sources of information about ancient Egyptian medicine were writings from later in antiquity. The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BC and wrote extensively of his observations of their medicinal practice. Pliny the Elder also wrote favourably of them in historical review. Hippocrates (the ""father of medicine""), Herophilos, Erasistratus and later Galen studied at the temple of Amenhotep, and acknowledged the contribution of ancient Egyptian medicine to Greek medicine.
The Quick And The Dead
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Author : Andrew Gordon
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2004-11-01
The Quick And The Dead written by Andrew Gordon and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-01 with History categories.
A cross-disciplinary approach suggesting that the origin of ancient Egyptian medicine began with the domestication of cattle in Africa and the attempt to control disease. With the sacrifice of these animals, the Egyptians began to understand anatomy and physiology, which they then applied to humans.
Medicine And Society In Ptolemaic Egypt
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Author : Philippa Lang
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-12-03
Medicine And Society In Ptolemaic Egypt written by Philippa Lang and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-03 with Medical categories.
Current questions on whether Hellenistic Egypt should be understood in terms of colonialism and imperialism, multicultural separatism, or integration and syncretism have never been closely studied in the context of healing. Yet illness affects and is affected by nutrition, disease and reproduction within larger questions of demography, agriculture and environment. It is crucial to every socio-economic group, all ages, and both sexes; perceptions and responses to illness are ubiquitous in all kinds of evidence, both Greek and Egyptian and from archaeology to literature. Examing all forms of healing within the specific socioeconomic and environmental constraints of the Ptolemies’ Egypt, this book explores how linguistic, cultural and ethnic affiliations and interactions were expressed in the medical domain.