The Healing Past

Pharmaceuticals in the Biblical and Rabbinic World
Erscheinungsjahr 1993
ISBN: 978-90-04-09643-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Reihe: Studies in Ancient Medicine

This volume focuses on our present knowledge of pharmaceuticals in the Biblical and Rabbinic world, a subject which has received little attention. Although many aspects of ancient Near Eastern cultural life have been studied thoroughly, no one has dealt with the pharmaceutical knowledge of this period.

The essays in this study deal with their themes in different ways. They thus provide the best current information on a particular subject. They also demonstrate various approaches which may prove fruitful for further investigation.

References in specialized studies and archeological field work have demonstrated that our knowledge in this area continues to grow. The fragmented and isolated nature of this material has led to it remaining unknown to those interested in the history of medicine, pharmacy, and horticulture. The authors have sought to fill this gap.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacob

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Irene Jacob is Director of the Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden and Education Coordinator of the Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh. Publications: Biblical Plants (1989); (with Walter Jacob:) Gardens of North America and Hawaii (1985); (with Walter Jacob:) 'Flora', Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992), and numerous monographs.
Walter Jacob is Rabbi of the Rodef Shalom Temple. Apart from the publications above he has written Our Biblical Heritage (1965), and numerous books and monographs in the field of Jewish studies.