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Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east
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Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east / by Markham J. Geller.
ISBN
9781614517757 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781614516934 (e-book)
Publication
Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (112 pages).
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Print version: Geller, Markham J. Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east. Boston : De Gruyter, [2014] Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ; vol. 2
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2015
Series
Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures, volume 2
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: globalisation of knowledge
The Uruk taxonomy (SBTU I 43)
Uruk astral magic (BRM 4 20 and BRM 4 19)
The Neo-Assyrian precursor: before the zodiac
Ancient Aramaic and Greek parallels
Astrological interpretation of SBTU I 43
Melothesia
Concluding hypothesis
Appendix: modern reflections.
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