Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Wisdom Between East and West: Mesopotamia, Greece and Beyond
Chapter | The Rational Roots of Medical Science Between Greece and Egypt
The Rational Roots of Medical Science Between Greece and Egypt
Abstract
The chapter focuses on the most relevant features of Greek medicine in its historical development, highlighting the main factors of ‘rationality’ and ‘irrationality’ by means of a comparison with Egyptian medicine, in the attempt to outline a framework of interactions and cross‑connections.
Submitted: Nov. 7, 2023 | Accepted: March 4, 2024 | Published July 9, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Magical medicine • Religious medicine • Egyptian medicine • Rational medicine • Greek medicine
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