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In presenting these stories Halioua and Ziskind throw light on some of the most enduring questions about life and death in antiquity: about physicians whose skills predate Hippocrates by twenty-five centuries and were first made famous by Homer, about the remedies and techniques they employed, at once strange and strangely familiar, about the men, women, and children they treated, and about the diseases and injuries they were called upon to heal.

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Bruno Halioua and Bernard Ziskind's book fits into a long and fruitful tradition of writings on the more specialist aspects of ancient Egyptian culture written by non-Egyptologists who nevertheless have a strong interest in Egypt (e.g. dentists writing about Egyptian teeth, carpenters on Egyptian furniture-making, engineers on ancient construction techniques, etc.). The authors set out to synthesize our existing knowledge and ideas on the subject of Pharaonic medicine, and the result is a book that is well researched, accessible, and an interesting read.--Ian Shaw, University of Liverpool, editor of "The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt" In a book brimming with curious tidbits, dermatologist Bruno Halioua and cardiologist Bernard Ziskind depict Egyptian healers as medical pioneers who devised a 'coherent and largely codified body of practice' some 2,500 years before the Greek physician Hippocrates is said to have laid the foundations of modern medicine.--Heather Pringle"Discover" (08/01/2005) The book's range is impressive. Nothing is left to chance: there is the evidence of tomb painting, mummies, bones, medical literature on papyri and ostraca, residues of liquids found in jars, labels on jars, tattoos on prostitutes and inscriptions left in tombs of physicians and laymen. There is even a chapter on the forensic possibilities for the Plagues of Egypt listed in Exodus, a theme the writers find irresistible, as will many readers.--John Ray"Times Higher Education Supplement" (08/11/2006) The medical papyri discussed in this brief, insightful overview demonstrate that ancient Egypt is a foundation stone for Western medicine. Halioua and Ziskind cover the practice of medicine, including its role in society, medical training, the process of mummification, and what human remains can reveal about health along the pharaonic Nile.--R. D. Arcari"Choice" (09/01/2005)


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  • ISBN-13: 9780674017023
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: The Belknap Press
  • Height: 219 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 185 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0674017021
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 668 gr


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