| Title: | Medicine, Magic, Miracle |
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| Course Section Number: | GHL-219-01 |
| Department: | Global Health |
| Description: | Cross List GHL-219= CLA-213 = HIS-310 Medicine, Magic, Miracle: Healthcare in the Greco-Roman World This course will survey major healers, theories, techniques, and tools for the practice of medicine in Greek and Roman antiquity. We'll look at how 'scientific' medicine developed in contrast to traditional beliefs that pointed to the gods as the cause of illness; we'll delve into Hippocratic medical treatises; we'll consider the devastating effects of plague and other epidemics; we'll visit alternatives such as temple healing and magic; and we'll ponder ancient ethical dilemmas that frame medical practice to this day, concerning, e.g., abortion and assisted suicide. The course is discussion based. Students will give presentations and write a substantial research paper that they will present at the end of the semester. This course counts towards the Global Health minor. Prerequisite: 1 course in Classics or permission of the instructor. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 20, 2020 |
| End Date: | May 9, 2020 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/21/2020-05/07/2020 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Detchon, Room 128
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| Faculty: | Wickkiser, Bronwen |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 16 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 16 |
| Calculated Course Status: | CLOSED |
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