The quick and the dead : : biomedical theory in ancient Egypt / / Andrew H. Gordon and Calvin W. Schwabe.

• Superior document: Egyptological memoirs, 4
• Author: Gordon, Andrew H.
• TeilnehmendeR: Schwabe, Calvin W.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Egyptological memoirs ; 4.
• Physical Description: xxii, 236 p. :; ill.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to examine the origins of ancient Egyptian medicine in the domestication, care and sacrifice of cattle. Ritual cattle sacrifice in Egypt led to a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, which was then applied to humans. Two original...