Available for the first time in paperback; this first large-scale; sole-authored history of ancient medicine for almost 100 years uses both archaeological and written evidence to survey the development of medical ideas from early Greece to late Antiquity. Vivian Nutton pays particular attention to the life and work of doctors in the communities; links between medicine and magic; and examines the different approaches to medicine across the ancient world. With many texts made accessible for the first time; and providing new evidence; this broad exploration challenges usual perspectives; and proves an invaluable resource for students of both classics and the history of medicine.
#1187005 in Books Michael Grant John Hazel 2001-11-23 2001-10-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x .87 x 5.08l; .94 #File Name: 0415260418384 pagesWho s Who in Classical Mythology Who s Who Routledge
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Overcome Drawbacks in Kindle Edition!By CustomerI was hoping that by now--almost six years after a previous negative review--the technical shortcomings of this kindle edition--the lack of a clickable index--would have been corrected. Not so. But there is a workaround. Tedious; but effective; one can simply create a highlight for each letter of the alphabet. The "view highlights" function then becomes a useful tool--better than dealing with all unfocused results that a simple search turns up. It won't get you precisely to the entry you're looking for; but it does narrow the range.As a retelling of the myths; there are probably better options--Edith Hamilton's classic; for one. But strictly as a reference work; this one is maybe the best; which is why its unsearchability in the electronic format is such a debilitating factor. Hence the three star rating--otherwise it would get five.6 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Drawsbacks on Kindle VersionBy J. DavidsonThe book itself is great. It's probably the best in its subject area. But the Kindle version is extremely difficult to navigate. The mythological characters are listed in alphabetical order with no efficient way of finding the character you want. There is no click-able list of A-Z to access the section you want; nor is there a list of just each character's name or any kind of index to get you to the person you want. So if you want to find the entry for; say; Zeus; you can't just click on "Z" or find a list and click on "Zeus." You can search for his name; but it results in 680 results in the book; or over 114 "pages" of search results. You could try randomly typing in location areas trying to find the "Z" section; but that's not easy either. Even a lesser-known character search brings up several hits and it's not easy from the little blurbs to determine which one is the entry you want; so it takes several tries to find exactly what you're looking for.Also; many of the genealogy charts are impossible to read because they have been shrunken down too much to fit the screen. There is no way to change the font size on the charts. It's a minor thing; but there you go.This isn't a problem with just this Kindle edition book; but it's a big problem. The book itself I'd give 5 stars; but the Kindle edition only 2 because of its major flaws.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Kindle Purch.By Angie KnickerbockerLoved that I could buy this on my Kindle! Any way to save a buck is a-okay with me. Looking forward to using it when I head off to class.
