Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255)and index.
Contents:
Monte Cassino and philosophical medicine : historical context -- Body and soul in Galen, Neoplatinism, and Christianity : 200-550 CE -- Body and soul in St. Augustine and Nemesius of Emesa -- The Church of the East and Nestorian Christianity : bodily healing arts and medical science -- Constantine the African's Jewish and Islamic medical sources and influences -- Constantine the African's Pantegni and De spermate : philosophical medicine and monastic spirituality.
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