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Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice (Ancient Cultures) Book

A magisterial overview of Babylonian medicine, extremely well written. Geller is eminently successful in opening up the subject to non-experts and stimulating historians of medicine of other periods to engage with the field. Philip van der Eijk...Read More

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  • Product Description

    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

  • 1405126523
  • 9781405126526
  • Markham J. Geller
  • 13 April 2010
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 240
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