Healing, Disease, and Placebo in Graeco-Roman Asclepius Temples
Author | : Olympia Panagiotidou |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-13 | : 1800501684 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781800501683 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Healing, Disease, and Placebo in Graeco-Roman Asclepius Temples by : Olympia Panagiotidou
Download or read book Healing, Disease, and Placebo in Graeco-Roman Asclepius Temples written by Olympia Panagiotidou and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book follows the evidence for Asclepius' supplicants from the moment in which they realized that they were sick until the healing experiences, which they might have had at the asclepieia. From a historical perspective, the main features of the Asclepius cult, as they were shaped mainly in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, are examined"--