Antiquity Studies

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.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Nov. 7, 2023 | Accepted: March 4, 2024 | Published July 9, 2024 | Language: en

Keywords Greek medicineRational medicineReligious medicineMagical medicineEgyptian medicine


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