Medicine in ancient Assur : a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur / by Troels Pank Arbøll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arbøll, Troels Pank, author.

Series:

Ancient magic and divination ; 1566-7952 18.

Ancient magic and divination, 1566-7952 ; volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian.

Medicine, Ancient.

History of Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

History of Medicine.

Physical Description:

xv, 416 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Aššur who practiced medical and magical healing in the ancient city of Assur (modern northern Iraq) in the 7th century BCE. The book provides the first detailed analysis of a healer's education and practice in ancient Mesopotamia based on at least 73 texts assigned to specific stages of his career. By drawing on a microhistorical framework, the study aims at significantly improving our understanding of the functional aspects of texts in their specialist environment. Furthermore, the work situates Kiṣir-Aššur as one of the earliest healers in world history for whom we have such details pertaining to his career originating from his own time"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [346]-404) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004436077

9004436073

OCLC:

1195819621