How Long to Read Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt

How Long Does it Take to Read Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt provides a new perspective on healthcare and healing treatments in Egypt from the Predynastic to the Roman periods. Rather than concentrating exclusively on diseases and medical conditions as evidenced in ancient sources, it provides a ‘people-focused’ perspective, asking what it was like to be ill or disabled in this society? Who were the healers? To what extent did disease occurrence and treatment reflect individual social status? As well as geographical, environmental and dietary factors, which undoubtedly affected general health, some groups were prone to specific hazards. These are discussed in detail, including soldiers’ experience of trauma, wounds and exposure to epidemics; and conditions - blindness, sand pneumoconiosis, trauma and limb amputations – resulting from working conditions at building and other sites. Methods of diagnosis and treatment were derived from special concepts about disease and medical ethics. These are explored, as well as the individual contributions and professional interactions of various groups of healers and carers. Medical training and practice occurred in various locations, including temples and battlefields; these are described, as well as the treatments and equipment that were available. Ancient writers generally praised the Egyptian healers’ knowledge, expertise, and professional relationship with their patients. A brief comparison is drawn between this approach and those prevailing elsewhere in Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. Finally, Egypt’s legacy, transmitted through Greek, Roman and Arabic sources, is confirmed as the source of some principles and practices still found in modern ‘Western’ medicine. Combining information from the latest studies on human remains and the authors’ biomedical research, this book brings the subject up to date, enabling a wide readership to access often scattered information in a fascinating synthesis.

How long is Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt?

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt aloud.

What Reading Level is Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt?

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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