Medicine in ancient Assur a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur
"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&...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2021, [2021]
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Series: | Ancient magic and divination
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | "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"-- |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
ISBN: | 9789004436077 9004436081 |