Parasites and parasitic infections in early medicine and science - R. Hoeppli - książka wyd. 1959

Opis

R. Hoeppli’s Parasites and Parasitic Infections in Early Medicine and Science is a landmark study exploring how ancient and early societies understood, described, and attempted to treat parasitic diseases long before the rise of modern parasitology. This scholarly work is widely regarded as one of the most important historical surveys of parasitic infections, combining meticulous research with a broad cultural perspective.

Hoeppli draws on medical texts, religious writings, archaeological evidence, and early scientific observations to reconstruct humanity’s evolving awareness of parasites—from the earliest civilizations to the dawn of modern science. The book is both a historical narrative and a scientific analysis, making it invaluable to historians of medicine, parasitologists, and scholars of ancient cultures.