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Dissection in Classical Antiquity : A Social and Medical History by Claire Bubb (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10100915947X

ISBN-139781009159470

eBay Product ID (ePID)20057254885

Product Key Features

Book TitleDissection in Classical Antiquity : a Social and Medical History

Number of PagesX, 402 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAncient / General, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreScience, History

AuthorClaire Bubb

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-022845

Reviews'This book fills a large gap by investigating Greek and Roman ideas about anatomy from early Greece until late Antiquity together in their cultural and historical contexts. It combines a refreshingly critical attitude to the sources with a clear and elegant exposition of the development of early Western ideas about the structures and workings of the body.' Vivian Nutton, UCL

Dewey Edition23/eng/20220713

Dewey Decimal611.00938

Table Of Content1. Introduction; Part I. Practice: 2. Dissection in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; 3. Dissection in the Roman Period; 4. Practical Considerations of the Dissector; 5. The Broader Social Contexts of Dissection; Part II. Text: 6. Anatomical Texts of the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; 7. Anatomical Texts of the Roman Period; 8. Galenic Anatomy before Anatomical Procedures; 9. Galen's Anatomical Procedures and its Innovations; 10. Epilogue: A Waxing and Waning Art.

Synopsis"This book focuses on the first comprehensive history of dissection in classical antiquity. It reveals how the practice evolved from the social and cultural contexts of the fifth century BC to the High Roman period, before exploring in depth its contribution to the development of classical anatomical literature into Late Antiquity"--, Dissection is a practice with a long history stretching back to antiquity and has played a crucial role in the development of anatomical knowledge. This absorbing book takes the story back to classical antiquity, employing a wide range of textual and material evidence. Claire Bubb reveals how dissection was practised from the Hippocratic authors of the fifth century BC through Aristotle and the Hellenistic doctors Herophilus and Erasistratus to Galen in the second century AD. She focuses on its material concerns and social contexts, from the anatomical subjects (animal or human) and how they were acquired, to the motivations and audiences of dissection, to its place in the web of social contexts that informed its reception, including butchery, sacrifice, and spectacle. The book concludes with a thorough examination of the relationship of dissection to the development of anatomical literature into Late Antiquity., The first comprehensive history of dissection in classical antiquity. It reveals how the practice evolved from the social and cultural contexts of the fifth century BC to the High Roman period, before exploring in depth its contribution to the development of classical anatomical literature into Late Antiquity.

LC Classification NumberQM33.4.B83 2022