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

• Hoofdauteur: Judah Geller, Markham (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: De Gruyter 2014
• Onderwerpen: Middle Eastern history; History: specific events & topics; astrology; medicine; magic; melothesia
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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...