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Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient Near East /
This book examines the Babylonian backgroundof melothesia, the science of charting zodiac influences on the human body, which transformed older divination by connecting astrology with medical techniques. Special attention is given to a text from late-5th-century Uruk, which is argued to be an import...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2014]
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| Series: | Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ;
v. 2. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |