Mia Sperber

Fountain of Life - The Medical Arts From Antiquity To Modern Times

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Produktbeschreibung

Table of contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Serpent - Mythical Symbol of Life and RenewalPART I: TIMELESS TEACHINGSChapter 1: A World of Magic - Medicine´s Prehistoric OriginsChapter 2: The Healing Heavens - Medical Foundations in MesopotamiaChapter 3: Priests and Papyri - Egypt´s Mystical HeritageChapter 4: Divine Instructions - The Medicine of Ancient IsraelChapter 5: Quetzalcoatl´s Legacy - Medical Practices in the Pre-Columbian AmericasChapter 6: Sacred Hymns, Rational Techniques - Indian Medical LoreChapter 7: The Harmony of Life - China´s Unique WisdomPART II: CLASSICAL MASTERSChapter 1: An Oath for All Time - Medical Art in Ancient GreeceChapter 2: Healing an Empire - Roman Therapeutical ConceptsChapter 3: New Religions, Prominent Physicians - Byzantium and the Islamic WorldChapter 4: Illuminating the Darkness - The Middle Ages and the RenaissancePART III: HEALING IN A TECHNOLOGICAL AGEChapter 1: Fervour and Intuition - The Dawn of Modern ScienceChapter 2: The Power of Knowledge - Contemporary DilemmasChapter 3: Epilogue - A View to the FutureIllustrationsBibliographyIndex

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Produktdetails

• DWV-Schriften zur Medizingeschichte Bd.1
• Verlag: Deutscher Wissenschafts-Verlag
• 1., Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9783935176293
• ISBN-10: 3935176295
• Artikelnr.: 14645216

Autorenporträt

Mia Sperber is a medical doctor who studied and specialised in diagnostic radiology in Europe and the USA. She has written and edited several leading medical textbooks - one of her most recent, "Radiologic Diagnosis of Chest Disease", 2nd edition, was published by Springer-Verlag, in New York.She has also a great interest in history, philosophy and comparative religion, and has written books and screenplays on the history of medicine, the power of the human mind in healing processes, and on such famous historical figures as Pythagoras, Dante Alighieri and Emperor Charlemagne of France, currently serving as the basis for the production of major motion pictures and television documentaries. Dr. Sperber appears on television, participates as an invited speaker at many international conferences and is a member of the British Society of Authors and of the Medical Writers Group. A Belgian national, she currently lives with her family in London.