Archaia/Nea
Archaia/Nea means "Ancient/New" in Classical Greek. This is the Newsletter of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, of which this is the first issue. Ancient/New without and or any other link between the two terms. Ancient and New are not juxtaposed, but create an interactive sequence, a direct shift from Ancient to New and probably even to the Future. Archaia/Nea is best understood as The Future of the Past. Because this is what the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions is about: giving a future to the past, Inspiring Innovation from Tradition.
From Egypt and Aristotle to the Future
The interest in what is traditionally called material life is increasing and takes a new dimension. The title of a recently published work by Robert Knapp on the topic is eloquent: Invisible Romans. It is devoted to the ordinary people who made the Roman world in their daily life, and not to the emperors, generals and others who immortalized themselves in visible archeological remains. Medicine is not absent from the picture and from recent production ...
Efflorescence
The line between history and traditional knowledge, on the one hand, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), on the other hand, is thin and almost disappearing. Many conferences worldwide contribute to this convergence and the Institute participates in the movement ...
A New Generation of Hellenists?
The Institute shares documentation, concepts, methods, and also experiences in order to contribute to the education of the next generation of scholars and scientists. During the coming Summer, a first cohort of Interns will participate in the activity of the Institute and may become the next generation of Hellenists ...
Up to China
The Institute has been on the forefront of interdisciplinary studies since its inception. More exactly, it promotes a border-crossing approach that transects a large palette of disciplines, topics, geographic areas and historical periods not usually brought together. This model begins to burgeon ...
From Books to Plants
Collections are the essence of the Institute, the core of its activity, and the substance of its research programs. Over the past years, the founders of the Institute have substantially increased the Historia Plantarum library.
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