Herodotus in context: ethnography, science, and the art of persuasion

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Acknowledgements References and texts 1. Introduction 2. Medicine and the ethnography of health 3. Dividing the world: Europe, Asia, Greeks and barbarians 4. Nomos is king: nomos, environment and ethnic character in Herodotus 5. 'Wonders' and the natural world: natural philosophy and historie 6. Argument and the language of proof 7. Polemic and persuasion 8. Performance, competitive display and apodeixis 9. Epilogue Appendix. beavers and female ailments Bibliography Indexes.

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