Illness, pain, and health care in early Christianity
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Medical Anthropology -- A Layout of Chapters -- 1. Health, Disease, and Illness in Greco-Roman Culture -- Health in Greco-Roman Literature, Medicine, and Philosophy -- Disease in Greco-Roman L...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Rhee, Helen, ca. 20./21. Jh., Illness, pain, and health care in early Christianity] (2023) (Spencer, Franklin Scott)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Disease
/ Caring for
/ Church
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| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Medical Anthropology -- A Layout of Chapters -- 1. Health, Disease, and Illness in Greco-Roman Culture -- Health in Greco-Roman Literature, Medicine, and Philosophy -- Disease in Greco-Roman Literature, Medicine, and Philosophy -- Disease of the Soul -- Disease and Environmental Factors in Roman Public Health -- Illness as a Cultural Construct -- Conclusion -- 2. Health, Disease, and Illness in the Bible and Early Christianity -- Health in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Literature, and the Christian Bible -- Disease and Illness in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Literature, and the Christian Bible -- Health in Early Christianity -- Disease and Illness in Early Christianity -- Conclusion -- 3. Pain in Greco-Roman Culture and Early Christianity -- Pain in Greco-Roman Medicine -- Pain in Greco-Roman Literature and Philosophy -- Christ's Passion Narratives and Imitatio Christi -- Christian Pain Narratives and Pedagogies of Pain -- Conclusion -- 4. Health Care in the Greco-Roman World -- Greco-Roman Health Care -- Conclusion -- 5. Health Care in Early Christianity -- Christian Health Care in the Second and Third Centuries -- Christian Health Care in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries -- Christian Therapy of the Soul -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Constructing Christian Visions of Health -- Constructing Christian Illness Narratives -- Constructing Christian Narratives and Pedagogies of Pain -- Constructing a Christian System of Health Care -- Bibliography. |
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| ISBN: | 146746533X |