Medicine in Ancient Assur: A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kiṣir-Aššur
In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offfers 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 edu...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Brill
2021
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| Em: | Ano: 2021 |
| Análises: | [Rezension von: Arbøll, Troels P., Medicine in ancient Assur : a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur] (2023) (Glassner, Jean-Jacques, 1944 -)
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| Coletânea / Revista: | Ancient Magic and Divination
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
History of Medicine
B History, Ancient B Médecine assyro-babylonienne B Médecine ancienne B Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian B Medicine, Ancient B History / MEDICAL |
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| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offfers 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. Readership: Suited for everyone interested in ancient Near Eastern magico-medical texts and practices, ancient libraries, and the training of specialists, as well as anyone concerned with the history of ancient medicine |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (432 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-43608-4 |
| Acesso: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/26249 |
