The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art
A Popular History of Medicine in All Ages and CountriesBy Edward Berdoe
Length21h 38m
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In "The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art," Edward Berdoe embarks on a meticulous examination of the evolution of medical practices and beliefs throughout history. This comprehensive work interweaves historical narrative with critical analysis, highlighting pivotal developments in the healing arts, from ancient rituals to contemporary medical advancements. Berdoe'Äôs prose is both engaging and scholarly, offering readers a window into the varying paradigms of health, illness, and treatment that have shaped human understanding over the ages. His exploration is contextualized within the broader landscape of social and scientific progress, making it a significant contribution to the history of medicine. Edward Berdoe, a pioneering figure in medical history, draws from his extensive background in literature and medicine to craft this influential text. His experiences and interest in the interplay between science and societal attitudes towards health likely shaped his inquiry into the healing arts. Throughout his career, Berdoe sought to bridge the gap between empirical knowledge and human experience, reflecting his belief in the importance of understanding the historical underpinnings of medical practices. This book is an essential read for scholars, medical professionals, and anyone intrigued by the historical trajectory of health and healing. Berdoe's insightful analysis encourages readers to reflect on the ongoing evolution of medical thought and its profound impact on contemporary society, making it a valuable addition to both academic and personal libraries.
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GenreHealth and Wellness
Length21 hrs 38 mins
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Publish dateNov 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
69The Dancing Mania.
2PREFACE.
70Pharmacy.
3CONTENTS.
71Faith-healing.
4CHAPTER I. PRIMITIVE MAN A SAVAGE.
72Charms and Astrology.
5CHAPTER II. ANIMISM.
73The Revival of Learning.
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6I. Anger of Offended Demons.
74The Sweating Sickness.
7II. Witchcraft as a Cause of Disease.
75Tarantism.
8III. Offence to the Dead as a Cause of Disease.
76CHAPTER IX. MEDICINE IN ANCIENT MEXICO AND PERU.
9CHAPTER IV. MAGIC AND SORCERY IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
77Influenza.
10CHAPTER V. PRIMITIVE MEDICINE.
78Legal Recognition of Medical Practitioners.
11CHAPTER VI. PRIMITIVE SURGERY.
79The Sweating Sickness.
12CHAPTER VII. UNIVERSALITY OF THE USE OF INTOXICANTS.
80The Royal College of Physicians of London Established.
13CHAPTER VIII. CUSTOMS CONNECTED WITH PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING.
81Legal Medicine.
14CHAPTER I. EGYPTIAN MEDICINE.
82CHAPTER II. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
15CHAPTER II. JEWISH MEDICINE.
83Materia Medica.
16CHAPTER III. THE MEDICINE OF CHALDÆA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA.
84Sympathetical Cures.
17CHAPTER IV. THE MEDICINE OF THE HINDUS.
85CHAPTER IV. BATHS AND MINERAL WATERS.
18Japanese Medicine.
86Comparative Witchcraft.
19CHAPTER VI. THE MEDICINE OF THE PARSEES.
87Law against Sorcery.
20Gods of Medicine.
88Magic and Medicine.
21The Medicine of Homer.
89Magic in Virgil and Horace.
22The Temples of Æsculapius.
90Images of Wax, etc., in Sorcery.
23The Early Ionic Philosophers.
91Knots.
24The School of the Pythagoreans at Crotona.
92White Magic.
25Greek Theories of Disease.
93Black Magic.
26Schools of the Asclepiades.
94The Evil Eye.
27The Oath.
95Superstitions connected with Death and the Grave.
28The Law.
96Teeth Worms.
29The Dogmatic School.
97Disease Transference.
30The School of Alexandria.
98Antidotes.
31School of the Empirics.
99The Doctrine of Signatures.
32The Scythians.
100The Great Schools of Medical Theory.
33Greek Medical Literature.
101Physicians.
34School of the Methodists.
102Hospitals.
35Greek and Roman Pharmacy.
103Mesmerism.
36The Sect of the Pneumatists.
104Surgeons.
37The Sect of the Eclectics
105Obstetricians.
38Influence of Christianity
106Medical Systems.
39Ancient Surgical Instruments.
107The Natural Sciences.
40Gnostic and Christian Amulets.
108Chemists.
41Herbs, Animals, etc., as Amulets.
109Electricians.
42Knots as Charms.
110Anthropology.
43Precious Stones as Charms.
111Philosophers.
44Signatures.
112Anatomists and Biologists.
45Numbers.
113Physicians and Pathologists.
46Girdles.
114Brain and Nerve Specialists.
47Spittle.
115Surgeons.
48Talismans.
116Gynæcologists.
49Scripts.
117Anatomy in England.
50Characts.
118French Surgeons.
51Sacred Names as Charms.
119German Surgeons.
52Stolen Property as a Charm.
120American Surgeons.
53Medicine of the Druids.
121Ophthalmic Surgeons.
54Medicine of the Teutons.
122Conservative Surgery.
55Medicine of the Welsh.
123Discovery of Anæsthetics.
56Medical Maxims.
124Medical Literature.
57The Caliphs.
125Nursing Reform.
58Baghdad.
126The Treatment of Insanity.
59The Great Arabian Physicians.
127The Phagocyte Theory.
60The Origin of Chemistry.
128Ptomaines.
61School of Montpellier.
129Lister’s Antiseptic Surgery.
62Divorce of Medicine from Surgery.
130Sanitary Science.
63CHAPTER V. THE SCHOOL OF SALERNO.
131Hygiene.
64CHAPTER VI. THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
132Bacteriologists and other Scientists.
65Revival of Human Anatomy.
133Experimental Physiology.
66Domestic Medicine in Chaucer’s Time.
134APPENDIX. ON SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT MINERALS USED IN MEDICINE.
67Fellowship of Barbers and Surgeons.
135INDEX.
68The Black Death.
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