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Author:

Galen, author.

Title:

Hygiene / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

2 volumes ; 17 cm.

Subject:

Galen.--De sanitate tuenda.
Hygiene--Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Other Authors:

Johnston, Ian, 1939- editor. editor.
Container of (expression): Galen. De sanitate tuenda. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De sanitate tuenda. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Thrasybulus. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Thrasybulus. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De parvae pilae exercitio. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De parvae pilae exercitio. Greek (Johnston)

Other Titles:

On whether hygiene belongs to medicine or gymnastics.
On exercise with a small ball.

Notes:

Volume 2 includes two additional works by Galen: Thrasybulus; and, On exercise with a small ball. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Vol. 1. Hygiene. Books I-IV -- Vol. 2. Hygiene. Books V-VI, Thrasybulus [On whether hygiene belongs to medicine or gymnastics], On exercise with a small ball.

Summary:

"Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. His treatise Hygiene, also known as "On the Preservation of Health" (De sanitate tuenda), was written during one of Galen's most prolific periods (170-180) and ranks among his most important and influential works, providing a comprehensive account of the practice of preventive medicine that still has relevance today. Also included in this two-volume edition are two shorter treatises on the relationship between health and wellness. Thrasybulus explores the theoretical question of whether hygiene is part of medicine or gymnastics, and in so doing delineates the interrelated roles of doctors and physical therapists. On Exercise with a Small Ball strenuously advocates that activity's superiority to all other forms of exercise." -- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Loeb classical library ; 535-536

ISBN:

0674997131
9780674997134
0674997123
9780674997127

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1017755062

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)