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Cures, Contagions, Curses: Ancient Mediterranean Medicine   

This course will explore medicine of the ancient Mediterranean world, spanning from Egypt and Babylon to the empires of Greece and Rome. Members will examine diagnosis, pragmatics of treatments, theories of the body and disease, and the lives of many mythical and historical medical professionals. Then, members will study the alternative forms of treatment available to the ailing of the ancient Mediterranean—which most frequently included licit religious interventions, or even illicit magical ones. The class will also assess modern scholarship on ancient plagues and their effect on society, both then and now.
 

  • Cures, Contagions, Curses: Ancient Mediterranean Medicine

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  • Instructor: Marcie Persyn          Fee: $0.00

  • Dates: 6/26/2023 - 7/31/2023     Days: M     Times: 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM     Sessions: 5

  • THIS CLASS WILL MEET OVER ZOOM

  • This class will meet on June 26; July 10, 17, 24 and 31.

 

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Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.