Asclepius
Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Published: |
Amsterdam University Press
2024
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/91003 |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1869518511072608256 |
|---|---|
| author | Steger, Florian |
| author_browse | Steger, Florian |
| author_facet | Steger, Florian |
| author_sort | Steger, Florian |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures occurred in the Asclepieia, nor were these sacred sites the last refuge of the seriously ill. Using selected examples from the Roman Imperial Period, Florian Steger outlines the healthcare provided in the prominent Asclepian sanctuaries – Epidaurus and Pergamum in particular – and demonstrates that this healthcare was on a par with the contemporary medical culture. Ancient epigraphic healing reports and the patient journal of the celebrated orator Publius Aelius Aristides paint a vivid picture of the daily treatments. The medicine of Asclepius clearly formed an integral part of the Roman Empire's multifaceted healthcare market. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-138980 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | dut |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| publisherStr | Amsterdam University Press |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1389802025-07-18T09:46:14Z Asclepius Steger, Florian history of medicine, Asclepian sanctuaries, history of antiquity, Roman Empire, healing cult thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine Throughout antiquity patients sought relief and healing from their afflictions in the sanctuaries of Asclepius, the God of healing. The Asclepian healing cult included sacrifices, ablutions and incubation. In their dreams, the patients received therapeutic instructions. But not only miraculous cures occurred in the Asclepieia, nor were these sacred sites the last refuge of the seriously ill. Using selected examples from the Roman Imperial Period, Florian Steger outlines the healthcare provided in the prominent Asclepian sanctuaries – Epidaurus and Pergamum in particular – and demonstrates that this healthcare was on a par with the contemporary medical culture. Ancient epigraphic healing reports and the patient journal of the celebrated orator Publius Aelius Aristides paint a vivid picture of the daily treatments. The medicine of Asclepius clearly formed an integral part of the Roman Empire's multifaceted healthcare market. 2024-06-26T04:17:15Z 2024-06-26T04:17:15Z 2024-06-24T13:02:34Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/91003 9789048562923 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/138980 dut open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/91003/1/9789048562930.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789048562923 10.5117/9789048562923 de2ecbe7-1037-4e96-8c3a-5a842d921e04 9789048562923 170 Amsterdam open access |
| spellingShingle | history of medicine, Asclepian sanctuaries, history of antiquity, Roman Empire, healing cult thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine Steger, Florian Asclepius |
| title | Asclepius |
| title_full | Asclepius |
| title_fullStr | Asclepius |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asclepius |
| title_short | Asclepius |
| title_sort | asclepius |
| topic | history of medicine, Asclepian sanctuaries, history of antiquity, Roman Empire, healing cult thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine |
| topic_facet | history of medicine, Asclepian sanctuaries, history of antiquity, Roman Empire, healing cult thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACD Dutch thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine |
| url | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/91003 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT stegerflorian asclepius |