Aetius of Amida on diseases of the brain : translation and commentary of Libri medicinales 6.1-10 with introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Aetius, of Amida. |
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022] |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures ; volume 13 Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ; v. 13. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13015518 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- General introduction
- 1 The aim and structure of this study
- 2 Medicine in late antiquity
- 3 Aetius of Amida
- 4 Diseases of the brain and mental illness
- Olivieri's text and my translation
- List of changes to Olivieri's edition
- Commentary
- VI 1 On hydrokephaloi from Leonides
- VI 2 On phrenitis from (the books of) Posidonius
- VI 3 On lethargia from (the books of) Archigenes and Posidonius
- VI 4 On katalepsis from (the books of) Archigenes and Posidonius
- VI 5 On karos from Posidonius
- VI 6 On koma from (the books of) Posidonius
- VI 7 On those who suffer from skotoma (from the books of) Archigenes and Posidonius
- VI 8 On mania from (the books of) Archigenes and Posidonius
- VI 9 On melancholia from (the books of) Galen and Rufus and Posidonius
- VI 10 Therapy of those who suffer from melancholia
- Bibliography
- Indices
- 1 Index of Olivieri's Greek text
- 2 Index of the translation
- 3 Index of passages cited
- 4 Index of the commentary.
