Throughout nearly all of antiquity, the legendary Greek physician, Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was not only the primary representative of divine healing, but also so influential in the religious life of later centuries that, as Emma J. Edelstein and Ludwig Edelstein point out, "in the final stages of paganism, of all genuinely Greek gods, [he] was judged the foremost antagonist of Christ." Providing an overview of all facets of the Asclepius phenomenon, this book, first published in two volumes in 1945, comprises a unique collection of the literary references and inscriptions in ancient texts—given in both the original and translation—to the deity, his life, his deeds, his cult, and his temples, as well as an extended analysis of them.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
It will remain the cornerstone for future study.
(Philosophical Review )A useful and scholarly work which in certain respects makes considerable contributions to our knowledge and appreciation of Asclepius.
(Martin P. Nilsson American Journal of Philology )Book Description
A classic study of the legendary Greek physician and—in the last stages of paganism—the Greek deity who posed the greatest challenge to Christ.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ESSENTIAL FOR THE STUDY OF ASKLEPIOS,
By A Customer
This review is from: Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies (Paperback)
Simply the most comprehensive book on Asklepios, the greek good of healing, available. Edelstein has every reference to the god in both the original and translation. For a serious scholar this is a holy grail, but for someone without some familirity with the myth, this book might be a little overwhelming.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
If the poet's tongue might breathe the prayer that is on the lips of all, I would pray that Chiron, Philyra's son, who is dead and gone, were still alive,-he who once ruled far and wide as the offspring of Cronus, who was the son of Heaven. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other healing deities, temple medicine, blameless physician, soothing simples, hero cults, divine myth, sacred district, divine statues, divine physician, human doctor, other sanctuaries, cult statue, urbe condita, medical art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Descriptio Graeciae, Inscriptiones Graecae, Naturalis Historia, Apollo Maleatas, Delphic Oracle, Patrologia Graeca, Adversus Nationes, Homeric Epic, Kleine Schriften, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Diogenes Laertius, Vita Apollonii, Divinae Institutiones, Asclepius Archegetes, Cyclic Epic, Maximus Tyrius, Ante-Nicene Chr, Asia Minor, Catalogue of Ships, Historia Romana, Homeri Iliadem, Homeric Asclepius, Res Publica, Delphic Apollo, Epidaurian Asclepius New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
If the poet's tongue might breathe the prayer that is on the lips of all, I would pray that Chiron, Philyra's son, who is dead and gone, were still alive,-he who once ruled far and wide as the offspring of Cronus, who was the son of Heaven. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other healing deities, temple medicine, blameless physician, soothing simples, hero cults, divine myth, sacred district, divine statues, divine physician, human doctor, other sanctuaries, cult statue, urbe condita, medical art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Descriptio Graeciae, Inscriptiones Graecae, Naturalis Historia, Apollo Maleatas, Delphic Oracle, Patrologia Graeca, Adversus Nationes, Homeric Epic, Kleine Schriften, Quintus Smyrnaeus, Diogenes Laertius, Vita Apollonii, Divinae Institutiones, Asclepius Archegetes, Cyclic Epic, Maximus Tyrius, Ante-Nicene Chr, Asia Minor, Catalogue of Ships, Historia Romana, Homeri Iliadem, Homeric Asclepius, Res Publica, Delphic Apollo, Epidaurian Asclepius New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 37
books:
See all 37 books this book cites
15
books
cite this book:
See all 15 books citing this book
- History of Greece by J. B. Bury on page 33, page 120, and page 240
- Hippocratic Oath by L. Edelstein in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 58
- The Rise of the Greek Epic by G. Murray on page 12, and page 14
- Tusculan disputations (Classical texts) by Marcus Tullius Cicero on page 116, and page 458
- Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by T. R. Glover on page 131, and page 135
See all 37 books this book cites
- The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity (Oxford Early Christian Studies) by Stephen J. Davis on page 131, and Back Matter
- Presence: The Inherence of the Prototype Within Images And Other Objects (Histories of Vision) (Histories of Vision) by Robert Maniura on page 219, and Back Matter
- From Monastery to Hospital: Christian Monasticism and the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity by Andrew T. Crislip in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A History of Medicine, Second Edition by Lois N. Magner on page 132
- A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts by Daniel P. Sulmasy in Back Matter
See all 15 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
