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Title:
The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art
A Popular History of Medicine in All Ages and Countries
Note: Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art" by Edward Berdoe is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive exploration of the history of medicine across various cultures and time periods, aiming to illuminate the evolution of medical practices from their primitive roots to more modern understandings. Berdoe emphasizes the significant roles that medicine and healing have played in shaping civilizations and societies. The opening portion of the book introduces the theme of medicine as a fundamental aspect of human civilization, beginning with its practices in primitive societies. It discusses how early humans likely observed and learned from the medicinal behaviors of animals, which informed their own healing practices. The text elaborates on various primitive theories of disease, linking illness to spiritual and supernatural causes, such as animism, witchcraft, and demonic possession. Berdoe sets the stage for a deeper examination of how these rudimentary concepts transitioned into more structured medicinal understanding and practice throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Berdoe, Edward, 1836-1916
EBook No.: 59331
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Medicine -- History
LoCC: Medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art
A Popular History of Medicine in All Ages and Countries
Note: Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "The Origin and Growth of the Healing Art" by Edward Berdoe is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive exploration of the history of medicine across various cultures and time periods, aiming to illuminate the evolution of medical practices from their primitive roots to more modern understandings. Berdoe emphasizes the significant roles that medicine and healing have played in shaping civilizations and societies. The opening portion of the book introduces the theme of medicine as a fundamental aspect of human civilization, beginning with its practices in primitive societies. It discusses how early humans likely observed and learned from the medicinal behaviors of animals, which informed their own healing practices. The text elaborates on various primitive theories of disease, linking illness to spiritual and supernatural causes, such as animism, witchcraft, and demonic possession. Berdoe sets the stage for a deeper examination of how these rudimentary concepts transitioned into more structured medicinal understanding and practice throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Berdoe, Edward, 1836-1916
EBook No.: 59331
Published: Apr 22, 2019
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Medicine -- History
LoCC: Medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.