Ancient Babylonian Medicine : Theory and Practice PDF
by Markham J. Geller
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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.
- 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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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:16/03/2010
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- ISBN:9781444320008
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:16/03/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781444320008