Including a section on infant care, Soranus' Gynecology represents ancient gynecological and obstetrical practice at its height. An introduction and notes by Temkin provide insight into the work's historical and scientific background.
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It is splendid news for all classicists, especially those interested in the history of women in antiquity that Owsei Temkin's translation of Soranus' Gynecology is back again in print... thanks are due to the Johns Hopkins Press for reissuing Dr. Temkin's translation in paperback. Today's students in Women in Antiquity classes will now have full access to this important evidence for women's daily lives in the early Empire.
(Women's Classical Caucus Newsletter )Temkin draws upon his experiences as a physician to supplement Soranus's vague descriptions of medicines. The translation avoids modern medical terminology, keeping close to the original Greek.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek
Original Language: Greek
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Fantastic source of gynecology in ancient Rome,
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I teach college courses in the history of medicine and this gem of a translation is one of my favorite texts. Soranus himself provides clear descriptions of ancient procedures for many aspects of obstetrics and gynecology in antiquity including birth control, abortion, pre-natal care, delivery, neonatal care, and general treatment for common gynecological ailments in antiquity. It is written by an ancient professional for ancient professionals, and so the language is clinical and direct. The sensibilities are that of a physician of the 1st century CE, and may be jarring to some readers, but the information about what it was like to be a woman and a obstetrician in antiquity is invaluable to serious students of the subject. As someone familiar with the text in its original Greek, I can say that Temkin's English is a faithful representation of the original. For those who want to learn about such things from a primary source in an excellent translation, this book is a treasure.
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The science of Gynecology practiced by Soranus,
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In his book Gynecology, Soranus details the methods used to treat the ailments of women from before his time and during his time of the second century A.D. This translation is mainly for historians who are studying Soranus or methods of ancient medicine. It is not for those with a weak stomach, because it graphicly discusses many ailments and treatments that existed in the second century.
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metasyncritic treatment, decoction for sitz baths, chronic amenorrhea, pungent diet, early baby food, food for wet nurse, tanning sumach, prolapsing uterus, henna oil, moist alum, contraceptive suppository, milk pungent, hysterical suffocation, menstrual flux, sweet olive oil, quick birth, old olive oil, pomegranate peel, warm fomentations, unripe olives, tart wine, diluted vinegar, cyclic treatment, cedar resin, methodist sect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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metasyncritic treatment, decoction for sitz baths, chronic amenorrhea, pungent diet, early baby food, food for wet nurse, tanning sumach, prolapsing uterus, henna oil, moist alum, contraceptive suppository, milk pungent, hysterical suffocation, menstrual flux, sweet olive oil, quick birth, old olive oil, pomegranate peel, warm fomentations, unripe olives, tart wine, diluted vinegar, cyclic treatment, cedar resin, methodist sect Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Caelius Aurelianus, Paul of Aegina, Acute Dis, Chronic Dis, New York, Bibliographical Abbreviations, Demetrius the Herophilean, Latin Muscio, Owsei Temkin, Theodorus Priscianus, Werner Jaeger New!
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