Clinical Epigraphies and Apology in Theurgical Medicine
Authors
Luciana Rita Angeletti
Section of History of Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.
Valentina Gazzaniga
Section of History of Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.
Keywords:
Theurgical medicine, Medical epigraphies, Asclepius
Abstract
Greek and Roman theurgical medicine well testify the existence of healing rational practices in Asclepius' temples, accordingly with contemporary and later testimonies of hippocratic medicine. Spatial disposition of theurgical epigraphic material in the healing temples suggest the possible link with the publicization of law.
