{"product_id":"patients-and-healers-in-the-high-roman-empire-9781421416281","title":"Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive study of both patients and healers in the High Roman Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatients and Healers in the High Roman Empire\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Irsaelowich presents three richly detailed case studiesone focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourismfrom the point of view of those on both sides of the patient-healer divide. He explains in depth how people in the classical world became aware of their ailments, what they believed caused particular illnesses, and why they turned to certain healersroot cutters, gymnastic trainers, dream interpreters, pharmacologists, and priestsor sought medical care in specific places such as temples, bath houses, and city centers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book brings to life the complex behavior and social status of all the actors involved in the medical marketplace. It also sheds new light on classical theories about sickness, the measures Roman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatients and Healers is a substantial piece of scholarship, worthy of careful study for anyone interested the subject. Its focus on the perceptions and motives of the patient with emphasis on inscriptions and ex-voto dedications distinguishes this book from other general studies on health care under the Empire. Bryn Mawr Classical Review A comprehensive study of the medical market and the interactions between patients and healers in the Roman Empire. Choice Israelowich's book best succeeds in clearly and methodically drawing out the structure of a medical world in which many of the basic tenets of medicine were still being debated, and in including in his discussion all of the healing institutions that functioned together in the Roman world, be they religious, traditional, or philosophical. New England Classical Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The Identity of Physicians during the High Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003eThe Establishment of Medicine as a Profession in Rome\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of the Medical Market Place during the High Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003eThe Case of Psasnis\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e2. Patients' Understanding of Health and Illness\u003cbr\u003ePatients and Their Healers\u003cbr\u003ePhysicians and Temple Medicine\u003cbr\u003eAelius Aristides\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e3. The Domus and Reproduction\u003cbr\u003eChildbirth\u003cbr\u003ePhysicians and Midwives\u003cbr\u003eMothers' Experiences\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e4. Health Care in the Roman Army\u003cbr\u003eTheoretical Background\u003cbr\u003eThe Establishment of the Roman Imperial Medical Corps\u003cbr\u003eThe Responsibilities of the Army Physician and of the Medical Corps\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Physicians and Local Populations\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e5. Medical Tourism during the High Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003eTemples\u003cbr\u003eWater\u003cbr\u003eCities\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408115704151,"sku":"9781421416281","price":51.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421416281.jpg?v=1730501641","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/patients-and-healers-in-the-high-roman-empire-9781421416281","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}