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
श्रेणियाँ:
साल:
2010
प्रकाशन:
Wiley-Blackwell
भाषा:
english
पृष्ठ:
236
ISBN 10:
1405126523
ISBN 13:
9781405126526
श्रृंखला:
Ancient Cultures
फ़ाइल:
PDF, 1.83 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010