The Lure of Legendary Medicine; 2007

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: MS1133-0431
Title: The Lure of Legendary Medicine; 2007
Description: This paper was written in 1936 by a non-Sphex Club member was read by Dr. Harris. It gives a condensed history of the development of medical practice before the emergence of scientific medicine.
Date: 29 March 2007
Creator: Harris, Stuart H., Jr.
topic: talk; lecture; SPHEX Club; Stuart H. Harris, Jr; Harris; 2007; lure of legendary medicine; magical papyri; egyptian manuscripts; ancient egyptian medicine; magicians; spells and incantations; frog skin; cupping; king’s touch; royal touch; Hindu physicians; Hippocrates; Aesculapius; barbers; barber surgery; charlatans; faith healing
Type: Text
Genre: lectures
Digital Format: application/pdf
Language: English
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights Holder: Stuart H. Harris, Jr.