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Page 111
... healing gods , were considered sufficient ; grandmother's brew and the army sanitarian were not dignified by special attention . Until Julius Caesar gave citizenship to the first group of Asclepiads in 46 B.C. , this privilege was ...
... healing gods , were considered sufficient ; grandmother's brew and the army sanitarian were not dignified by special attention . Until Julius Caesar gave citizenship to the first group of Asclepiads in 46 B.C. , this privilege was ...
Page 115
... healing which the sorcerer - shaman or curer had provided.245 The great traditions of medical healing had left the miracle cure to priests and kings . The caste that had an " in " with the gods could call for their intervention . To the ...
... healing which the sorcerer - shaman or curer had provided.245 The great traditions of medical healing had left the miracle cure to priests and kings . The caste that had an " in " with the gods could call for their intervention . To the ...
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... heal , and to find their own way . Impersonal institutions are assigned personal functions . Healing ceases to be considered the task for the sick . It first becomes the duty of the individual body repairmen , and then soon changes from ...
... heal , and to find their own way . Impersonal institutions are assigned personal functions . Healing ceases to be considered the task for the sick . It first becomes the duty of the individual body repairmen , and then soon changes from ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
Copyright | |
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The Imperative of Health: Public Health and the Regulated Body Deborah Lupton No preview available - 1995 |