Ancient Babylonian Medicine
Theory and Practice
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
| Author: | Markham J. Geller | ISBN: | 9781119062547 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Markham J. Geller |
| ISBN: | 9781119062547 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
