Melothesia in Babylonia. Medicine, Magic, and Astrology in the Ancient Near East

This book examines the Babylonian backgroundof melothesia, the science of charting zodiac influences on the human body, which transformed older divination by connecting astrology with medical techniques. Special attention is given to a text from late-5th-century Uruk, which is argued to be an import...

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Main Author: Judah Geller, Markham (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2014
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