Medicine in Homer

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Eric Altschuler, USA) Altschuler, Eric (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Metropolitan Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical College, NY

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Medicine in Homer explores injuries in the great epic poems of Homer from the perspective of contemporary medical professionals. This foundational text describes injuries included in both Odyssey and The Iliad, drawing on connections to neurology, toxicology, and genetics in ancient Greek times. As human anatomy remains unchanged, a careful study of trauma anatomy in Homer provides a unique window into the epics, their composition, and the development of medicine available today.

Discusses the war injuries and care in Homer's epics through an anatomical and medical point-of-view
Includes clearly labeled drawings and illustrations
Discusses the implications of studying medicine in Homer

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-06
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt1 120 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor282
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780443329784

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Eric Altschuler, MD, PhD is Associate Chief and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Metropolitan Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York Medical College. Dr. Altschuler is also an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Altschuler is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic medicine. In addition to clinical work in general PM&R and electro-diagnostics, Dr. Altschuler is a widely published and recognized expert in clinically applied and basic cognitive neuroscience. Dr. Altschuler was the first to report the use of mirror therapy for hemiparesis following stroke and for a combination amputation/orthopedic injury. Dr. Altschuler was the first to publish the use of animal assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now in wide use for patients across the world.

Section 1 Introduction1. Introduction, synopsis of chapters and the Homeric question2. Homer and orthopaedics3. Physicians and other medical personnel in Homer4. Thersites’ cleidocranial dysostosis and the story of the Iliad and Odyssey5. Which translation of Homer should you use?Section 2 Trauma in Homer6. A trauma registry of Homer’s Iliad7. A trauma registry of Homer’s Odyssey8. Trauma medicine in Homer9. Upper extremity injuries in Homer10. Chest trauma in Homer11. Abdominal trauma in Homer12. Lower extremity injuries in Homer13. Maxillofacial trauma in Homer14. Trauma in Homer: A classicist’s analysis and perspectiveSection 3 Neurology, Toxicology, Infectious Disease and Genetics in Homer15. Neurotrauma and other neurology in Homer16. A Case of antisocial personality disorder in Home17. Plants, poisons, potions and plague in Homer18. Eight generation genealogy of Homer’s TrojansSection 4 Further Perspectives on Medicine in Homer19. Dating Homer’s linguistics with genetic methods20. The Iliad’s and Odyssey's mythological networks21. Did Homer write both the Iliad and the Odyssey?22. Earthworks and geology in Homer23. Women in Homer: A veteran’s perspective24. War and medicine in Homer: a combat veteran’s perspective25. Conclusion and future studies