Medicine in Ancient Assur
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 ed...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-262492025-07-30T08:59:01Z Medicine in Ancient Assur Arbøll, Troels Pank History of medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine 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. 2021-02-10T13:00:56Z 2021-02-10T13:00:56Z 2020-10-13T12:29:02Z 2021 book ONIX_20201013_9789004436084_17 OCN: 1195819450 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42545 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26249 eng Ancient Magic and Divination open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/42545/1/9789004436084.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/42545/1/9789004436084.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/42545/1/9789004436084.pdf Brill BRILL 10.1163/9789004436084 10.1163/9789004436084 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 BRILL 432 open access |
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