"The first dispensation of Christ is medicinal" : Augustine and Roman medical culture
This study examines the knowledge and use of medicine in the writings of Augustine. An initial overview of Roman medical culture highlights that ancient medicine was both a practical and intellectual activity, that it was culturally linked with rhetoric, philosophy, and faith, and that many aspects...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5311 |