The house of life
Subtitle: Per ankh. Magic and medical science in ancient Egypt.
Edition: [2. herz. druk].
Publisher: B. M. Israël
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Medicine, Egyptian.; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
Description: A summary of knowledge on ancient Egyptian medicine from a physician's point of view. The author not only discusses the details and validity of Egyptian medicine, but also considers its influence on ancient Greek medicine. The second revised edition presents new material and new views, including a expansion and rewriting of sections on physicians, medical theories, gynaecology, female circumcision, general health, and diseases of special systems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
First ed. published in 1963 under title: Magic and medical science in ancient Egypt.