Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times

AN N EA 14W - Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times

<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 14W. Overview of history of medicine and sciences, focusing especially on Ancient Near East, China, and Meso-America. Letter grading.</p>

Ancient Near East

College of Letters and Science

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

General Education — Historical Analysis (Society & Culture)

AN N EA 14 - Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times

use relevant primary and secondary sources to demonstrate the intersections of medicine, magic, and religion in antiquity.

recognize the diverse ways that ancient groups of the ancient Near East understood the human body and its healing and will be able to illustrate how a group’s cultural context influences the practice of medicine.

communicate effectively to a public audience, as well as a specialized audience, though the creation of ancient case studies and brochures for various medical practices and practitioners.

identify and analyze primary sources from the ancient Near East, including texts and objects, and use them to reconstruct ancient medical practices and concepts.

General Catalog

Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times

AN N EA 14

5 units