Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Asclepius Legendary ancient Greek physician and healer god Asclepius was considered the foremost antagonist of Christ. Providing an overview of all facets of the Asclepius phenomenon, this work, first published in two volumes in 1945, comprises a unique collection of the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts to Asclepius, his life, his deeds, cult, temples--with extended analysis thereof.
Full description- Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 27 February 1998
- Format: Paperback 784 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 | History Of Ideas | History Of Medicine | Philosophy Of Science | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Comparative Religion
- ISBN 13: 9780801857690 ISBN 10: 0801857694
- Sales rank: 333,059
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Full description for Asclepius
Throughout nearly all of antiquity, the legendary Greek physician, Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was not only the primary representative of divine healing, but also so influential in the religious life of later centuries that, as Emma J. Edelstein and Ludwig Edelstein point out, "in the final stages of paganism, of all genuinely Greek gods, [he] was judged the foremost antagonist of Christ." Providing an overview of all facets of the Asclepius phenomenon, this book, first published in two volumes in 1945, comprises a unique collection of the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts-given in both the original and translation-to the deity, his life, his deeds, his cult, and his temples, as well as an extended analysis of them.
