Healing in agricultural and traditional societies

Abstract

The textbook is intended for foreign students studying medicine in Russia. Its novelty is that the authors analyze the history of medicine from the standpoint of the civilizational approach, give the characteristics of eras. The general laws and features of the development of healing of this culture and people are derived in accordance with the characteristics of civilizations. Social subjects of medicine are presented in separate paragraphs on relevant topics. The textbook consists of English and Russian parts; each of them contains seven lectures reflecting the development of world medicine at the stage of pre-industrial societies. The textbook contains the plans of seminars where these topics are studied at the Ural State Medical University, and a list of references. Therefore, the textbook can be used by students who are not familiar with the English language. It will also be useful for teachers, graduate students and students interested in history of medicine. The English text is illustrated.