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The Comparable Body - Analogy and Metaphor in Ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman Medicine explores how analogy and metaphor illuminate and shape conceptions about the human body and disease, through 11 case studies from ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman medicine.


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  • Author : John Z Wee
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Genre : Medical
  • Total Pages : 457 pages
  • ISBN : 9004356770
  • PDF File Size : 8,8 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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