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BOURAS-VALLIANATOS, P., Innovation in Byzantine Medicine. The Writings of John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330). Oxford University Press, 2020. 362p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium. Based on the surviving oeuvre of the aktouarios ('high-ranking physician') John Zacharias, Petros Bouras-Vallianatos describes in great detail and with profound knowledge the unique status and originality of Byzantine medicine in relation to, and in exchange with, other medieval medical cultures, pointing to the structures of their mutual influences as well as their dependence on social and cultural factors and developments...Bouras-Vallianatos offers an excellent contribution to the understanding of Byzantine medical culture. In sum, Innovation in Byzantine Medicine offers [...] plentiful inspiration for further research in the field of Byzantine medicine. Isabel Grimm-Stadelmann, The Journal of Hellenic Studies |a 12/01/2022 (Publisher's information). € 163.05 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780198850687