Pharmakon : Plato, drug culture, and identity in ancient Athens / Michael A. Rinella.

  • Rinella, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
Date:
[2010], ©2010
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Publication/Creation

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

xxix, 325 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and indexes.

Contents

Wine and the symposion -- The symposion and the question of stasis -- Plato's reformulation of the symposion -- Drugs, epic poetry, and religion -- Socrates accused -- Socrates rehabilitated -- Medicine, drugs, and somatic regimen -- Magic, drugs, and noetic regimen -- Speech, drugs, and discursive regimen -- Philosophy's pharmacy.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 9780739146866
  • 0739146866