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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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Judah Geller, Markham (auth)
Fformat: Electronig Pennod Llyfr
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: De Gruyter 2014
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