02172namaa2200409uu 4500 doab69701 oapen 20260305123949.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210518s2018 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9786054642762 oapen oapen eng dc M bicssc MBN bicssc Pitarakis, Brigitte edt Life is Short, Art Long The Art of Healing in Byzantium : New Perspectives Istanbul Istanbul Research Institute 2018 1 online resource (265 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Life is short, art long: The art of healing in Byzantium. New perspectives. Providing new approaches to Byzantine views on health and medicine, this 13-chapter volume builds interdisciplinary bridges between a variety of subjects, ranging from religious beliefs and supernatural forces to oral health and dietary habits. Other topics include perceptions of the eternal afterlife, health centers in Constantinople and Anatolia, medical literature, access to exotic materials used in pharmaceuticals, traditions related to the god Asklepios, and hospital architecture designed to promote healing. The themes covered are based on the proceedings of the symposium held 14 March 2015, Medicine Day in Turkey, as part of the exhibition Life is Short, Art Long: the Art of Healing in Byzantium at the Pera Museum. All chapters are in English. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Medicine and Nursing bicssc Public health and preventive medicine bicssc health; medicine Pitarakis, Brigitte oth Tanman, Gülru edt Tanman, Gülru oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69701 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92953 92953