Geller, Markham J.
Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice
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
Keywords: Ancient Babylon; Babylon; Babylonian Medicine; Ancient medicine, History of Science & Medicine, History of Science & Medicine
- Author(s)
- Geller, Markham J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Ancient Cultures
- Page amount
- 240 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781119062547
- Printed ISBN
- 9781119025528