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- Book Title
- Ancient Babylonian Medicine
- Publication Name
- Ancient Babylonian Medicine : Theory and Practice
- Title
- Ancient Babylonian Medicine
- Subtitle
- Theory and Practice
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781405126526
- ISBN
- 9781405126526
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Genre
- Medicine
- Topic
- History
- Release Year
- 2010
- Release Date
- 13/04/2010
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 17.8 Oz
- Series
- Ancient Cultures Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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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
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405126523
ISBN-13
9781405126526
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79736445
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Ancient Babylonian Medicine : Theory and Practice
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Series
Ancient Cultures Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
11
Lc Classification Number
R135.3.G44 2010
Reviews
"Ancient Babylonian Medicineis an important and fascinating book which not only provides a much needed introduction to the theory and practice of medicine in ancient Mesopotamia but also makes a significant contribution to the study of ancient Mesopotamian scholarship. It is clearly and elegantly written, nicely illustrated, and well produced." ( Aestimatio , 1 June 2013) "This book is a rare achievement: as a scholarly work, it provides an important addition to the history of medici≠for the general reader, it is a fascinating introduction to the theory and practice of medicine in Mesopotamian society." (Antiquity Reviews, 2011) "In sum, Geller has written a remarkably useful and thoughtful volume on what is an elusive topic. Assyriologists and historians of medicine will gain much from reading this work and it will certainly become required reading for the discipline." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 19 August 2011) "Markham J. Geller brings a welcome, dual expertise now rather rare in medical history (he is an MD as well as a Rabbi and Professor of Semitic Languages), and some of his previous studies of Talmudic texts led him to the discovery of medical loan-words that turned out to be embedded Akka-dian dating from the period known as the "Babylonian Captivity". (Times Literary Supplement, 21 January 2011) "He appends a commentary probably composed by the Uruk scholar Iqisa, who flourished in the latter part of the fourth century BC; the transcription, and possibly the translation, is from a 1924 edition by Campbell Thompson." ( SciTech Book News , December 2010), "Ancient Babylonian Medicineis an important and fascinating book which not only provides a much needed introduction to the theory and practice of medicine in ancient Mesopotamia but also makes a significant contribution to the study of ancient Mesopotamian scholarship. It is clearly and elegantly written, nicely illustrated, and well produced." ( Aestimatio , 1 June 2013) "This book is a rare achievement: as a scholarly work, it provides an important addition to the history of medicine; for the general reader, it is a fascinating introduction to the theory and practice of medicine in Mesopotamian society." (Antiquity Reviews, 2011) "In sum, Geller has written a remarkably useful and thoughtful volume on what is an elusive topic. Assyriologists and historians of medicine will gain much from reading this work and it will certainly become required reading for the discipline." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 19 August 2011) "Markham J. Geller brings a welcome, dual expertise now rather rare in medical history (he is an MD as well as a Rabbi and Professor of Semitic Languages), and some of his previous studies of Talmudic texts led him to the discovery of medical loan-words that turned out to be embedded Akka-dian dating from the period known as the "Babylonian Captivity". (Times Literary Supplement, 21 January 2011) "He appends a commentary probably composed by the Uruk scholar Iqisa, who flourished in the latter part of the fourth century BC; the transcription, and possibly the translation, is from a 1924 edition by Campbell Thompson." ( SciTech Book News , December 2010)
Table of Content
List of Illustrations viii List of Abbreviations x Acknowledgments xii Introduction to Babylonian Medicine and Magic 1 1 Medicine as Science 11 2 Who Did What to Whom? 43 3 The Politics of Medicine 56 4 Medicine as Literature 89 5 Medicine and Philosophy 118 6 Medical Training: MD or PhD? 130 7 Uruk Medical Commentaries 141 8 Medicine and Magic as Independent Approaches to Healing 161 Appendix: An Edition of a Medical Commentary 168 Notes 177 References 202 Subject Index 211 Selective Index of Akkadian and Greek Words 217 Index of Akkadian Personal Names 220
Copyright Date
2010
Topic
General, Magick Studies, Ancient & Classical, History
Lccn
2009-046375
Dewey Decimal
610.938
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Medical
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