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�...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Brill
2021
|
| Series: | Ancient Magic and Divination
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000naaaa2200000uu 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | doab_20_500_12854_26249 | ||
| 005 | 20210210 | ||
| 003 | oapen | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr|mn|---annan | ||
| 008 | 20210210s2021 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9789004436084 | ||
| 040 | |a oapen |c oapen | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1163/9789004436084 |c doi | |
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 072 | 7 | |a MBX |2 bicssc | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Arbøll, Troels Pank |4 auth | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Medicine in Ancient Assur |b A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kiṣir-Aššur |
| 260 | |b Brill |c 2021 | ||
| 300 | |a 1 electronic resource (432 p.) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Ancient Magic and Divination | |
| 506 | 0 | |a Open Access |2 star |f Unrestricted online access | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 540 | |a Creative Commons |f https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |2 cc |4 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | ||
| 546 | |a English | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a History of medicine |2 bicssc | |
| 653 | |a History of medicine | ||
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |a www.oapen.org |u https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/42545/1/9789004436084.pdf |7 0 |z DOAB: download the publication |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |a www.oapen.org |u https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26249 |7 0 |z DOAB: description of the publication |