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In the wake of the compendia : infrastructural contexts and the licensing of empiricism in ancient and medieval Mesopotamia /
"In the Wake of the Compendia examines the composition of technical literature in the ancient Semitic-speaking world. Compendia on astrology, magic, medicine, lexicography, and alchemy were composed in several languages and relate to earlier Mesopotamian models. This volume offers new perspecti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
2015.
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| Colección: | Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ;
Volume 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In the Wake of the Compendia examines the composition of technical literature in the ancient Semitic-speaking world. Compendia on astrology, magic, medicine, lexicography, and alchemy were composed in several languages and relate to earlier Mesopotamian models. This volume offers new perspectives on the early history of these compendia and their subsequent transmission into later post-cuneiform compilations, curricula, and scholarly writings"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781501502507 1501502506 9781501502521 1501502522 |
| ISSN: | 2194-976X ; |