The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians 1 : Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics Paperback / softback
by Bretislav (Charles University, Prague) Vachala, Dr Eugen (Charles University, Prague) Strouhal, Hana Vymazalova
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Ancient Egyptian medicine employed advanced surgical practices, while the prevention and treatment of diseases relied mostly on natural remedies and magical incantations.
In the first of three volumes, The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians explores these two different aspects, using textual sources and physical evidence to cast light on the state of ancient medical knowledge and practice and the hardships of everyday life experienced by the inhabitants of the land on the Nile. The first part of the book focuses on ancient Egyptian surgery, drawing mainly on cases described in the Edwin Smith papyrus, which details a number of injuries listed by type and severity.
These demonstrate the rational approach employed by ancient physicians in the treatment of injured patients.
Additional surgical cases are drawn from the Ebers papyrus. The chapters that follow cover gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatric cases, with translations from the Kahun gynecological papyrus and other medical texts, illustrating a wide range of ailments that women and young children suffered in antiquity, and how they were treated.
Illustrated with more than sixty photographs and line drawings, The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians is highly recommended reading for scholars of ancient Egyptian medicine and magic, as well as for paleopathologists, medical historians, and physical anthropologists.
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- Pages:240 pages, 68 bw illus
- Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2021
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- ISBN:9789774169960
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 68 bw illus
- Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication Date:01/03/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9789774169960