Medicine in ancient Assur : a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur /

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"In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Aššur who practiced medical and magical healing in the ancient city of Assur (modern northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE. The book provides the first detailed analysis of a heal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arbøll, Troels Pank (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Colección:Ancient magic and divination, vol. 18
Temas:
Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian.
Medicine, Ancient.
History, Ancient
Médecine assyro-babylonienne.
Médecine ancienne.
MEDICAL / History
Medicine, Ancient
Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Aššur who practiced medical and magical healing in the ancient city of Assur (modern northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE. The book provides the first detailed analysis of a healer's education and practice in ancient Mesopotamia based on at least 73 texts assigned to specific stages of his career. By drawing on a microhistorical framework, the study aims at significantly improving our understanding of the functional aspects of texts in their specialist environment. Furthermore, the work situates Kiṣir-Aššur as one of the earliest healers in world history for whom we have such details pertaining to his career originating from his own time"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004436084
9004436081
ISSN:1566-7952 ;

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