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In compromise, the Church accepted Hippocratic medicine with the proviso that the Christian physician shun all pagan or heretical interpretations of naturalism-he must not, for example, believenature to be divine, the soul a mere function of the brain, or himself the true savior of the sick.

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The fascinating story of how Hippocrates and the Oath (which is unlikely to have been written by the great Coan doctor himself) became Christianized is the theme of this wise and humane book... Historians, theologians, and doctors alike will benefit from this clear, learned, and courteous exposition of an enthralling theme. Times Literary Supplement The reader can only salute [Temkin] as one of the greatest humanist physicians of our time. New England Journal of Medicine

Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 26/04/1995
      ISBN13: 9780801851292, 978-0801851292
      ISBN10: 0801851297
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      Book Synopsis
      In compromise, the Church accepted Hippocratic medicine with the proviso that the Christian physician shun all pagan or heretical interpretations of naturalism-he must not, for example, believenature to be divine, the soul a mere function of the brain, or himself the true savior of the sick.

      Trade Review
      The fascinating story of how Hippocrates and the Oath (which is unlikely to have been written by the great Coan doctor himself) became Christianized is the theme of this wise and humane book... Historians, theologians, and doctors alike will benefit from this clear, learned, and courteous exposition of an enthralling theme. Times Literary Supplement The reader can only salute [Temkin] as one of the greatest humanist physicians of our time. New England Journal of Medicine

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