We are interested in any and all theories, policies and practices of preventative healthcare at the population level among pre- and non-industrial societies across the world.
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Mark Beumer deposited A Woman’s Touch. Hygieia, Health and Incubation in the group
Premodern Healthscaping on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoIn this paper, I argue that Hygieia has to be viewed as a full goddess in Greek religion and medicine, with a special focus on her position within the Asklepios cult. I will examine her identity, to which scholars attribute several labels like goddess, abstraction and personification. I further argue that Hygieia’s role in performing incubation r…[Read more]
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