ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA
Monumental Health Institution of the Ancient World
AUTHORS: Tamer Akça, İlter Uzel
Bergama Municipality Publications, Mersin 2018
This book was written to introduce all aspects of the Pergamon Asklepieion, a world cultural heritage. Of course, we accept that there will be shortcomings. However, in addition to these and similar studies to be carried out to analyze the past, the primary goal should be to turn the Pergamon Asklepieion into a living center of medical attraction and introduce it to world culture. More precisely, the Asklepieion of Pergamon should be restored with an international project and turned into a center ready for use for scientific and cultural purposes. The history of medicine and psychotherapy studies to be carried out within such a center will also be a kind of tribute to the memory of the Physician God Asclepius.
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
Part I: PERGAMA THROUGH THE AGES
Part II: THE ROAD FROM GOD TO THE DOCTOR
Disease and Treatment in Ancient Greece
Temple Cult in Ancient Greece
Magical Ceremonies and Their Parallels with the Asclepieion Cult in Ancient Times through the Eyes of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Dreams and Their Healing Effects in the Ancient Greek and Roman World
Religious Beliefs in Pergamon during the Ancient Greek and Roman Period
Cult of the Physician God Asclepius
Part III: A UNIQUE HEALTH INSTITUTION THAT HAS SURVIVED TO THE DAY: ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA
Asklepieions in the Ancient World
Establishment and Brief History of Bergama Asklepieion
Physical Structure of Bergama Asklepieion
Acceptance Ceremony at Pergamon Asklepieion
Part IV: TREATMENT IN ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA
Diseases Seeking Healing in Asclepieions and Treatment Methods
Diseases and Treatment Methods in Bergama Asclepieion
Part V: PROMOTIONAL AMBASSADOR OF THE ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA: AELIUS ARISTIDES OF MYSIA (BALIKESİR)
Part VI: TRANSFORMATION FROM TEMPLE MEDICINE TO RATIONAL MEDICINE IN THE ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA
Transformation from Temple Medicine to Rational Medical Practices in the Light of the Finds in the Asklepieion of Pergamum
Mystical Medical Practices in Monotheistic Religions
Chapter VII: ON THE LONGING FOR A LIVING ASCLEPIEION OF PERGAMA
APPENDIX: SACRED LAW OF THE ASKLEPIEION OF BERGAMA (LEX SACRA)