An Ancient Dreamer: Aelius Aristides

Date:   Monday, April 24, 2006
Time:   16.00
Link:   http://tinyurl.com/4gn4a
Location:   Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, 210 Euston Road (north side)
Refreshments:   Served beforehand
Contact Name:   Jason Davies
Contact Phone:   07763845957

We will examine the 'diary' of Aelius Aristides, who suffered from illness over a long period and had treatment both from the god Asclepius and from secular medics, to see the way that the divine and the secular were interwoven in his cures. Often the two were at odds, and Aelius resolved these dilemmas in favour of the god (with the right results). Please see the reading at http://tinyurl.com/jkuef.

Speaker 

Name:   Dr Jason  Davies
Affiliation:   University College London
Homepage:   http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgajpd/Academic/
Biography  

After various placements centred in UCL, I moved to the Centre for Advancement of Learning and Teaching where I teach on Adult Education, and research Interdisciplinarity and Ancient History.

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