Ancient Babylonian medicine : theory and practice / Markham J. Geller.

  • Geller, Markham J.
Date:
2010
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Physical description

xi, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Contributors

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction to Babylonian medicine and magic -- Medicine as science -- Who did what to whom? -- The politics of medicine -- Medicine as literature -- Medicine and philosophy -- Medical training : MD or PhD? -- Uruk medical commentaries -- Medicine and magic as independent approaches to healing -- Appendix: an edition of a medical commentary.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9781405126526
  • 1405126523