Ancient Babylonian Medicine

Theory and Practice

• Author(s): Markham J. Geller,
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Pages: 240
• ISBN_10: 1119062543
  ISBN_13: 9781119062547
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical , History / General , History / Ancient / General ,

Description:... Utilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C.

• Represents the first overview of Babylonian medicine utilizing cuneiform sources, including archives of court letters, medical recipes, and commentaries written by ancient scholars
• Attempts to reconcile the ways in which medicine and magic were related
• Assigns authorship to various types of medical literature that were previously considered anonymous
• Rejects the approach of other scholars that have attempted to apply modern diagnostic methods to ancient illnesses