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(More customer reviews)This is one of the worst treatments of Egyptian medicine I have EVER read, and I have read a lot. His treatment of the subject ranges from flippant to completely inaccurate. (For example, his treatment of marriage and sexual health, is laughable at best.) There is no critical analysis of the subject matter, and even when he happens to get something correct he doesn't discuss it. It leaves one wondering if the man ever read a translation of the medical texts, let alone dared to learn Egyptian.
The books on Egyptian medicine by John Nunn (OOP, but worth it to get a used copy) and Joyce Filer, while not perfect, are WAY better than this. They are both geared towards the serious student and the lay person, and are very interesting (and easy) reads.
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History of medicine in ancient Egypt. Translation of the 1990 German edition. Color photographs.
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