Ancient Babylonian Medicine

Theory and Practice

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
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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
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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.

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