Society, medicine and religion in the sacred tales of Aelius Aristides / by Ido Israelowich.

Aelius Aristides' Sacred Tales offer a unique opportunity to examine how an educated man of the Second Century CE came to terms with illness. The experiences portrayed in the Tales disclose an understanding of illness in both religious and medical terms. Aristides was a devout worshipper of Asc...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, v. 341
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Year of Publication:2012
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; v. 341.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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