The chapter explores different stories about the tombs of Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen. These narratives represent three telling case studies, which well exemplify the complex array of values, political meanings, and devotional approaches that Pagans, Christians and Muslims associated with the remains of philosophers, physicians, and saints.
Healing Tombs and Remains of Ancient Physicians and Natural Philosophers in the Greek and Arabic Traditions / Martelli Matteo. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 43-66.
Healing Tombs and Remains of Ancient Physicians and Natural Philosophers in the Greek and Arabic Traditions
Martelli Matteo
2016
Abstract
The chapter explores different stories about the tombs of Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen. These narratives represent three telling case studies, which well exemplify the complex array of values, political meanings, and devotional approaches that Pagans, Christians and Muslims associated with the remains of philosophers, physicians, and saints.File in questo prodotto:
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