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The Falling Sickness A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of

The Falling Sickness A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology (Softshell Books) Paperback - 1994

by Owsei Temkin

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  • Title The Falling Sickness A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology (Softshell Books)
  • Author Owsei Temkin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Second Edition,
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 488
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London
  • Date 1994
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Bx139-x10
  • ISBN 9780801848490 / 0801848490
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 5.98 x 1.27 in (23.32 x 15.19 x 3.23 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Epilepsy - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 700139522
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.853

First line

Diseases can be considered as acts or invasions by gods, demons, or evil spirits, and treated by the invocation of supposedly supernatural powers.

About the author

Owsei Temkin, M.D. (1902-2002), was William H. Welch Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. He was also the author of Soranus' Gynecology (translation), and Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians.

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