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Inventing Superstition from the Hippocratics to the Christians.(Book review)
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June 1, 2009|
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doi: 10.1017/S0009640709000547
Inventing Superstition from the Hippocratics to the Christians.
By Dale B. Martin. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004. xii + 307 pp. $18.95 paper.
This book has many unique characteristics, from its subject matter to its style. It examines the history and development of the concept of superstition from the Hippocratics to the Christians in a comprehensive tour de force of ancient poetry, medicine, philosophy, history, and religion. The book is written in a delightful style that combines just the right ...
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