The Loss of Male Sexual Desire in Ancient Mesopotamia - >Nis Libbi< Therapies (Hardcover)

After more than fifty years since the last publication, the cuneiform texts relating to the treatment of the loss of male sexual desire and vigor in Mesopotamia are collected in this volume. The aim of the book is to present Mesopotamian medical tradition regarding the so-called nis libbi therapies. sa-zi-ga in Sumerian, nis libbi in Akkadian, lit. "raising of the 'heart'", is the expression used to indicate a group of texts intended to recover the male sexual desire. This medical tradition is preserved from the Middle Babylonian period to the Achaemenid one. This broad range testifies to the importance of the transmission of this material throughout Mesopotamian history. The book provides the edition of this textual corpus and analyzes it in the light of new knowledge on ancient Near Eastern medicine. Moreover, this volume aims to show how theories and methodologies of Cultural Anthropology, Ethnopsychiatry and Gender Studies are useful for understanding the Mesopotamian medical system. This edition is an important tool for understanding Mesopotamian medical knowledge for Assyriologist, however since the texts have been translated and discussed using the anthropological and gender perspectives they are accessible also to scholars of other research fields, such as History of Medicine, Sexuality and Gender.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Medical Traditions
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	Gioele Zisa
Dimensions:	240 x 170mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	612
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-075704-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	3-11-075704-4
Barcode:	9783110757040

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