| Iatrosophia and an eighteenth-century oneirokritēs in the National Library of Greece. | |
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PMID: 20695396 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Medical dreams were not discussed by Greek popular dream interpreters, but were the domain of physicians like Hippocrates, Galen, and Rufus of Ephesus, or the followers of the healing god Asclepius. An exception is an oneirokrites (dreambook) in Codex 1350 of the National Library of Greece in Athens. This eighteenth-century text reflects Ottoman Greek iatrosophia. An iatrosophion, widely used in Byzantine and Ottoman Greece, was a physician's notebook of recipes and treatments or was the collective compendium of classical and Byzantine medical and pharmacological texts consulted in hospital settings. Some iatrosophia included medical cures and drugs, but also spells, exorcisms, magic, astrology, and practical advice. The writer of our oneirokrites used such a magico-medical iatrosophion. After interpreting a dream symbol, he often advises a prophylactic (usually dietary) cure or treatment for restoring or maintaining health, or recommends religious prayers and spells, or apotropaic magic. |
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Authors:
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Steven M Oberhelman |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicina nei secoli Volume: 21 ISSN: 0394-9001 ISO Abbreviation: Med Secoli Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-10 Completed Date: 2010-09-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0176472 Medline TA: Med Secoli Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 477-501 Citation Subset: QIS |
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European and Classical Languages, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4215, USA. |
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Dreams* Greece History of Medicine* History, 19th Century History, Ancient Libraries Magic / history* |
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