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HST 777
Medicine from Antiquity to 1500 CE
The dread of disease, physical pain and mental suffering has loomed large in human experience. How did people in the past react to illness? What kinds of diseases affected people’s lives and what approaches were taken to hold diseases at bay? This course covers illness and medical practice from antiquity to 1500 CE within the contexts of the ancient Near East, Greek and Roman society, the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Liberal Studies: UL
Prerequisites
None
Co-Requisites
None
Antirequisites
None
Custom Requisites
None
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