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The 'Hippocratic' Corpus : Content and Context by Elizabeth M Craik; Hippocrates is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The 'Hippocratic' Corpus : Content and Context about?

The Hippocratic Corpus comprises some sixty medical works of varying length, style and content. Collectively, this is the largest surviving body of early Greek prose. As such, it is an invaluable resource for scholars and students not only of ancient medicine but also of Greek life in general. Hippocrates lived in the age of Socrates and most of the treatises seem to originate in the classical period. There is, however, no consensus on Hippocratic attribution. The Hippocratic Corpus examines the

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Elizabeth M Craik; Hippocrates
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781315736723
Category
history
Subjects
Medical, History, Humanities
Updated
2026-03-16

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