Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture
Author | : Daniel King |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198810513 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198810512 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Download or read book Experiencing Pain in Imperial Greek Culture written by Daniel King and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional accounts of ancient pain tend to focus either on philosophical or medical theories of pain or on Christian notions of suffering: this volume moves beyond these approaches to argue that pain in Imperial Greek culture was not a narrow physiological perception but must be understood within its broad personal, social, and emotional context