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Twins in the Greco-Roman world: medical theories and iconographpy
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11623422     Owner:  HMD     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The phenomenon of multiple births aroused very ambivalent feelings in the ancient classical world. This article endeavours to define how this ambivalence was expressed, on the one hand in ancient medical theories, through associations with concepts of monstrosity and excess, on the other hand in art, through a selection of mythological themes and iconographic conventions.
Authors:
V Dasen
Publication Detail:
Type:  English Abstract; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicina nei secoli     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0394-9001     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Secoli     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-11-07     Completed Date:  1996-11-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0176472     Medline TA:  Med Secoli     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  fre     Pagination:  301-21     Citation Subset:  Q    
Affiliation:
Université de Fribourg.
Vernacular Title:
Les jumeaux dans le monde greco-romain: theories medicales et iconographie.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Art / history*
Greek World
History, Ancient
Philosophy, Medical / history
Reproduction
Roman World
Twins*

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