Dr. Gruman's book examines the quest for longevity and immortality up to the year 1800. He presents multicultural perspectives and attitudes as depicted in Islamic and Chinese societies as well as in Western Civilization. This scholarly work contributes to our understanding of the origins of medicine, personal hygiene and public health as well as the underlying psychological and social determinants of longevity and humanity's longing for its attainment.
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The problem of death is a central part of the dilemma of modern man. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prolongevity techniques, antediluvian theme, hsien medicines, prolongevity hygiene, innate moisture, hyperborean theme, phoenix theme, fountain theme, natural salvation, embryonic respiration, external breath, respiratory techniques, inner breath, innate heat, work hereafter, temperate life, medical chemistry, alchemical writings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, Roger Bacon, Ponce de León, Francis Bacon, Tao Te Ching, Old Testament, Three Worms, Middle Ages, History of Ideas About Life Prolongation, Isles of the Eastern Sea, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Parr, Marcus Aurelius, Near East, Chang Tao-ling, Henry Jenkins, History of Was About Life Prolongation, Latin Geber, New Testament, P'eng Tzu, Peter Martyr, Western Europe, Carl Becker, French Revolution New!
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prolongevity techniques, antediluvian theme, hsien medicines, prolongevity hygiene, innate moisture, hyperborean theme, phoenix theme, fountain theme, natural salvation, embryonic respiration, external breath, respiratory techniques, inner breath, innate heat, work hereafter, temperate life, medical chemistry, alchemical writings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, Roger Bacon, Ponce de León, Francis Bacon, Tao Te Ching, Old Testament, Three Worms, Middle Ages, History of Ideas About Life Prolongation, Isles of the Eastern Sea, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Parr, Marcus Aurelius, Near East, Chang Tao-ling, Henry Jenkins, History of Was About Life Prolongation, Latin Geber, New Testament, P'eng Tzu, Peter Martyr, Western Europe, Carl Becker, French Revolution New!
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- Canon of Medicine by Avicenna on 6 pages
- Science and Civilization in China by Joseph Needham on 5 pages
- The Advancement of Learning (Modern Library Science) by Francis Bacon on page 139, page 140, and page 141
- Classified Bibliography of Gerontology and Geriatrics by Nathan Wetherill Shock in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- History Of Life And Death by Francis Bacon on page 141, page 142, and page 143
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- Forever for All: Moral Philosophy, Cryonics, and the Scientific Prospects for Immortality by R. Michael Perry on 4 pages
- Growing Old in the Middle Ages: 'Winter Clothes Us in Shadow and Pain' by Shulamith Shahar in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Growing Old in the Middle Ages: 'Winter Clothes Us in Shadow and Pain' by Shulamith Shahar in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Fountain of Youth: Cultural, Scientific, and Ethical Perspectives on a Biomedical Goal by Stephen G. Post in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Clock and the Mirror: Girolamo Cardano and Renaissance Medicine by Nancy G. Siraisi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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