For almost half a century, Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure in the study of ancient (and less ancient) medicine. The field itself has been revolutionised over that time. In this volume distinguished colleagues and former students develop, in his honour, key themes of his ground-breaking scholarship. Spanning from the Bronze Age to the Digital Age, involving the cult of Artemis and the corpuscular theories of Asclepiades of Bithynia, the medicinal uses of beavers and the cost of health-care and wet-nursing, case-histories, remedy exchange and the medical repercussions of political assassination, this book has at its centre the pluralism and diversity of the ancient medical marketplace. The lively interplay between choice and competition, unity and division, communication and debate, so notable in Vivian Nutton's foundational vision of the world of classical medicine, is richly examined across these pages.
| ISBN: | 9781910589786 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2020 |
| Author: | Vivian Nutton |
| Publisher: | Classical Press of Wales an imprint of The Classical Press of Wales (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Genres: |
History of medicine General and world history |
For almost half a century, Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure in the study of ancient (and less ancient) medicine. The field itself has been revolutionised over that time. In this volume distinguished colleagues and former students develop, in his honour, key themes of his ground-breaking scholarship. Spanning from the Bronze Age to the Digital Age, involving the cult of Artemis and the corpuscular theories of Asclepiades of Bithynia, the medicinal uses of beavers and the cost of health-care and wet-nursing, case-histories, remedy exchange and the medical repercussions of political assassination, this book has at its centre the pluralism and diversity of the ancient medical marketplace. The lively interplay between choice and competition, unity and division, communication and debate, so notable in Vivian Nutton's foundational vision of the world of classical medicine, is richly examined across these pages.
Medicine and Markets in the Graeco-Roman World and Beyond features in the following genres: History of medicine, General and world history
Medicine and Markets in the Graeco-Roman World and Beyond is available in Hardback
Medicine and Markets in the Graeco-Roman World and Beyond was written by Vivian Nutton and published by Classical Press of Wales an imprint of The Classical Press of Wales (UK)
Medicine and Markets in the Graeco-Roman World and Beyond has 250 pages