The dread of disease, physical pain, and mental suffering always has loomed large in human experience. How did people in the past react to sickness? What kinds of diseases affected people’s lives, and what approaches did they take to hold diseases at bay? This course covers disease and medical practice from antiquity to 1500 CE within the contexts of the ancient Near East, Greek and Roman society, the Islamic world, and mediaeval Europe. UL Lect: 3 hrs. Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
