Epilepsy in the Graeco-Roman world: Hippocratic medicine and Asklepian temple medicine compared

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-441

  Todman, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asklepios; Epilepsy history; Greek rationalism; Hippocratic medicine

Indexed keywords

ASKLEPIAN TEMPLE MEDICINE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPILEPSY; GREECE; HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAGIC; RELIGION; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EPILEPSY; GREEK WORLD; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; ROMAN WORLD;

EID: 55249120219     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09647040701426088     Document Type: Review

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