TY - BOOK ID - 36635648 TI - Mesopotamian medicine and magic : studies in honor of Markham J. Geller AU - Geller, Markham J. AU - Panayotov, Strahil V. AU - Vacín, Luděk AU - Trabich, Gene PY - 2018 SN - 9789004368064 9789004368088 9004368086 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Cuneiform tablets. KW - Medicine, Ancient. KW - Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian. KW - Iraq KW - History KW - Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian KW - Medicine, Ancient KW - Cuneiform tablets UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:36635648 AB - Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic. Studies in Honour of Markham J. Geller is a thematically focused collection of 34 brand-new essays bringing to light a representative selection of the rich and varied scientific and technical knowledge produced chiefly by the cuneiform cultures. The contributions concentrate mainly on Mesopotamian scholarly descriptions and practices of diagnosing and healing diverse physical ailments and mental distress. The festschrift contains both critical editions of new texts as well as analytical studies dealing with various issues of Mesopotamian medical and magical lore. Currently, this is the largest edited volume devoted to this topic, significantly contributing to the History of Ancient Sciences. ER -