Critical approaches to the history of western herbal medicine from classical antiquity to the early modern period
"Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and her...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New Delhi ; New York :
Bloomsbury
2014.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009740865306719 |
| Summary: | "Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? This collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far lacked. Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine encourages a serious re-assessment of research in the history of herbal medicine and provides examples of appropriate methodologies and critical examinations of relevant sources. In this innovative collection, historians and researchers from a range of disciplines come together to share material on the identification and use of medicinal plants, the activities of people involved with herbal medicine and the investigation of past herbal therapeutic beliefs and practice. Classical and medieval scholars, social and literary historians, archaeologists and ethnobotanists all contribute to this exploration of the history of Western herbal medicine."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (366 p.) Also issued in print |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441143570 9781785392795 9781474210577 9781441185808 |
