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Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts

Av: Medverkande: Materialtyp: ArtikelSerie: Utgivningsinformation: Cambridge University Press Humanities [Imprint] 2025Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (240 p.)Innehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • computer
Bärartyp:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781009616577
  • 978100961659197810096
Ämnen: Onlineresurser: Sammanfattning: Employs a contemporary medical perspective to explore ancient ideas about the workings of the body, the soul and the mind –which underpin the notion of consciousness– challenging, thereby, some established ideas about mental illness in antiquity. All the ancient texts are translated and the theoretical concepts clearly explained.
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Employs a contemporary medical perspective to explore ancient ideas about the workings of the body, the soul and the mind –which underpin the notion of consciousness– challenging, thereby, some established ideas about mental illness in antiquity. All the ancient texts are translated and the theoretical concepts clearly explained.

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