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To cut to the quick: Patients and Healers is a substantial piece of scholarship, worthy of careful study for anyone interested the subject. Its focus on the perceptions and motives of the patient with emphasis on inscriptions and ex-voto dedications distinguishes this book from other general studies on health care under the Empire. Israelowich’s most striking finding, that “scientific” and temple medicine shared a common language and, in some cases, common procedures, creates a picture of health care in which there was more cooperation than contention, even though Roman institutions saw doctors as distinct professionals. It had long ago occurred to this reviewer that, given the limits to what a physician might do when confronted with an incurable condition, a “faith healer” might be an attractive option. But for Israelowich health care was never an “either/or” situation: under the High Empire many approaches were always simultaneously available and attractive, trainers in the gymnasium, pharmacists and root cutters, for example, also being part of this cooperative nexus. All in all, Israelowich has made a positive case in his effort, stated in the Introduction, “to identify whether a shared belief system underpinned the various instances in which health care was sought and administered during the High Empire.”
Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine. Ido Irsaelowich presents three richly detailed case studies--one focusing on the home and reproduction; another on the army; the last on medical tourism--from the point of view of those on both sides of the patient-healer divide. He explains in depth how people in the classical world became aware of their ailments, what they believed caused particular illnesses, and why they turned to certain healers--root cutters, gymnastic trainers, dream interpreters, pharmacologists, and priests--or sought medical care in specific places such as temples, bath houses, and city centers. The book brings to life the complex behavior and social status of all the actors involved in the medical marketplace. It also sheds new light on classical theories about sickness, the measures Romans undertook to tackle disease and improve public health, and personal expectations for and evaluations of various treatments. Ultimately, Israelowich concludes that this clamoring multitude of coexisting forms of health care actually shared a common language. Drawing on a diverse range of sources--including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state--Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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