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Chapter Some Remarks on Babylonian Pharmacology

This volume brings together contributions covering different periods of the history of ancient pharmacology and medical writing, from Greek, Byzantine, and Syriac medicine to the Rabbinic-Talmudic medical discourses. It highlights the overwhelming mass of information about drugs and remedies in clas...

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Main Author: Geller, Markham J. (auth)
Other Authors: Lehmhaus, Lennart (Editor), Martelli, Matteo (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Italian
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2017
Subjects:
Judaism
History of science
Intercultural history of knowledge and science
Late Antique pharmacology/ pharmacotherapy
Talmudic Medicine
Greek medical encyclopedias
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Summary:This volume brings together contributions covering different periods of the history of ancient pharmacology and medical writing, from Greek, Byzantine, and Syriac medicine to the Rabbinic-Talmudic medical discourses. It highlights the overwhelming mass of information about drugs and remedies in classical and late-antique sources, and traces the transmission and transformation of pharmacological knowledge across cultural and linguistic boundaries.
ISBN:9781501502538-002
9781501510779; 9781501502552
Access:Open Access

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