Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice (Ancient Cultures)
Markham J. Geller
Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C.
- Represents the first overview of Babylonian medicine utilizing cuneiform sources, including archives of court letters, medical recipes, and commentaries written by ancient scholars
- Attempts to reconcile the ways in which medicine and magic were related
- Assigns authorship to various types of medical literature that were previously considered anonymous
- Rejects the approach of other scholars that have attempted to apply modern diagnostic methods to ancient illnesses
Catégories:
Année:
2010
Editeur::
Wiley-Blackwell
Langue:
english
Pages:
236
ISBN 10:
1405126523
ISBN 13:
9781405126526
Collection:
Ancient Cultures
Fichier:
PDF, 1.83 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010