Florian Steger
Asclepius
Medicine and Cult
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Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures occurred in the Asclepieia, nor were these sacred sites the last refuge of the seriously ill. Using selected examples from the Roman Imperial Period, Florian Steger outlines the healthcare provided in the prominent Asclepian sanctuaries - Epidaurus and Pergamum in particular - and demonstrates that this healthcare was on a par with the contemporar…
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Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures occurred in the Asclepieia, nor were these sacred sites the last refuge of the seriously ill. Using selected examples from the Roman Imperial Period, Florian Steger outlines the healthcare provided in the prominent Asclepian sanctuaries - Epidaurus and Pergamum in particular - and demonstrates that this healthcare was on a par with the contemporary medical culture. Ancient epigraphic healing reports and the patient journal of the celebrated orator Publius Aelius Aristides paint a vivid picture of the daily treatments. The medicine of Asclepius clearly formed an integral part of the Roman Empire's multifaceted healthcare market.
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Weitere Autoren: Saar, Margot M. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-3-515-12197-2
- EAN: 9783515121972
- Produktnummer: 29012320
- Verlag: Steiner Franz Verlag
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 166 S.
- Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.4 cm x D1.3 cm 286 g
- Abbildungen: 20 Schwarz-Weiß- Abbildungen
- Gewicht: 286
Über den Autor
Florian Steger ist Universitätsprofessor und Direktor des Instituts für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin der Universität Ulm.
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