The history of medicine : from the time of the Pharaohs to the end of the XVIIIth century

Author(s)

• Cumston, Charles Greene

Bibliographic Information

The history of medicine : from the time of the Pharaohs to the end of the XVIIIth century

C.G. Cumston

（History of civilization, . Pre-history）

Routledge, 1996

• : Pre-history

Note

Reprint of the 1926 ed. published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415155694

Description

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings, or as individual volumes: * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: GBP800.00 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: GBP450.00 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: GBP400.00 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: GBP650.00 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: GBP250.00 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: GBP700.00

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1: The Evolution Of Medicine
• 2: Egyptian Medicine
• 3: Hindu Medicine. Chaldean And Persian Medicine
• 4: The Philosophers
• 5: The Hippocratic Oath
• 6: Hippocrates, And The Hippocratic Collection
• 7: The Direct Successors Of Hippocrates. The School Of Alexandria. Erasistratus And Herophilus
• 8: The School Of Empirics. Asclepiades: His Medical System
• 9: The Methodic Sect. Themison And Thessalus. The Pneumatic Sect. The Eclectics And Compilers
• 10: Soranus. Caelius Aurelianus And His Be Morbis Acutis Et Chronicis Libri VIII
• 11: Galen
• 12: The Practice Of Medicine At Rome
• 13: Islamic Medicine
• 14: The Medical Schools Of Salerno And Montpellier. The Arabists
• 15: Medicine In The xvith Century
• 16: Physiology, Anatomy, Pathology, Nosology, Therapeutics, And Surgery In The XVIth Century
• 17: The principal doctrines governing medicine in the xviith century.
• 18: The anatomy, physiology, pathology, nosography and therapeutics of the XVIIth century.
• 19: The principal medical doctrines of the XVIIIth Century
• 20: The Doctrine Of Irritability, The Brunonian Theory And Naturalism
• 21: Organicism And Vitalism
• Concluding Chapter

Volume

: Pre-history ISBN 9780415156110

Description

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: * Pre-History and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5

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Details

• NCID: BA32657665
• ISBN:
  • 041515569X
  • 0415156114
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxxii, 390 p., xxiv leaves of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : R131
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Medicine -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00956666