{"product_id":"hippocrates-man-medic-myth-9781836392750","title":"Hippocrates: Man, Medic, Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigation into the mythical and historical father of medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was the so-called father of medicine, namesake of the Hippocratic oath? Elizabeth Craik takes a look at the evidence for the historical Hippocrates, who lived in the fifth century BCE, and explores the complex web of texts called the Hippocratic Corpus. Through a focus on locality and language, Craik shows how several different voices may all be regarded as Hippocratic. \u003ci\u003eHippocrates\u003c\/i\u003e brings a vital new orientation to important questions of origins and authorship and provides a novel interpretation of a key figure in the history of medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836392750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Elizabeth Craik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514307961013,"sku":"9781836392750","price":19.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781836392750.jpg?v=1791903527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hippocrates-man-medic-myth-9781836392750","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}