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| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| ISBN 13 | 9781119025528 |
| ISBN 10 | 1119025524 |
| Book Subtitle | Theory And Practice |
| Book Description | 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 |
| Language | English |
| Author | Markham J. Geller |
| Edition Number | Reprint Edition |
| Publication Date | 23-Mar-11 |
| Number of Pages | 240 |
Ancient Babylonian Medicine paperback english - 23-Mar-11
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