Ancient Egyptian Medicine 3600-EG-AEM-OG
The lecture provides an overview of medicine and medical practices from
the 3rd millennium BC to Late Antiquity primarily drawing on ancient Egypt,
but includes material from neighbouring cultures. The focus is on interpreting
and reconstructing ancient practices and theories based on original sources
(in translation) through a modern methodological approach to these by
combining approaches from both the humanities and modern medical
sciences. Both written and material sources are examined and discussed.
One of the main objectives of the module is to make students aware of the
importance of culture to interpret ancient medicine and science in general.
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Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
The student should:
Knowledge:
-Understand methods, scope, and social setting of ancient medicine
-Sources relating to ancient medicine
-Connection between culture and anthropology and medical theories and
practices
Skills
-Be able to analyses particular topics relating to ancient therapeutic practices
and medicine
-Analyze ancient sources, construct and present an argument, and historical
overview of the medicine and its sources in antiquity.
Competence:
-Awareness of the cultural specificity of the ancient Egypt and its significance
for understanding modern world
-Awareness of significance the culture of the ancient Egypt
Assessment criteria
Final examination, Oral examination
Practical placement
Not applicable