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Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic" Studies in Honour of Markham J. Geller is a thematically focused collection of 34 brand-new essays bringing to light a representative selection of the rich and varied scientific and technical knowledge produced chiefly by the cuneiform cultures. The contributions concentrate mainly on Mesopotamian scholarly descriptions and practices of diagnosing and healing diverse physical ailments and mental distress. The festschrift contains both critical editions of new texts as well as analytical studies dealing with various issues of Mesopotamian medical and magical lore. Currently, this is the largest edited volume devoted to this topic, significantly contributing to the History of Ancient Sciences. ** Strahil V. Panayotov , Ph.D. (2014) University of Sofia, is a postdoc in BabMed, the ERC advanced project at the Freie Universität Berlin. He has published and edited monographs and articles on various Assyriological topics, and is currently preparing with M.J. Geller a critical edition of the Mesopotamian Eye Disease Texts. The Nineveh Treatise (Die Babylonisch-assyrische Medizin in Texten und Untersuchungen 10). Luděk Vacín , Ph.D. (2011), S
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- Author
- Markham J Geller; Strahil V Panayotov; Gene Trabich; Luděk Vacín
- Publisher
- Koninklijke Brill N.V.
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789004368064
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Medical, Medicine
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