Abstract

The Edwin Smith Surgery Manual and the Ebers Manual are two of the oldest technical texts available for analysis; both illustrate the complex rhetorical dynamics characteristic of ancient Egypt. In both, the contents present or encourage substantive reformulation of medical practice and thinking within a strongly conservative, authoritarian culture. In both, we can see how ancient Egyptian rhetorical forms allowed for challenges to tradition, while simultaneously adhering to the value placed on tradition.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1990-10-01
DOI
10.2190/14tj-fj6u-90r4-dukk
Open Access
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