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Medicine in Ancient Assur - A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kisir-Assur (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,638
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Medicine in Ancient Assur - A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kisir-Assur (Hardcover): Troels Pank Arboll

Medicine in Ancient Assur - A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kisir-Assur (Hardcover)

Troels Pank Arboll

Series: Ancient Magic and Divination, 18

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In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arboll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kis ir-Assur 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 Kisir-Assur as one of the earliest healers in world history for whom we have such details pertaining to his career originating from his own time.

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Imprint: Brill
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Ancient Magic and Divination, 18
Release date: October 2020
First published: 2021
Authors: Troels Pank Arboll
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 978-90-04-43607-7
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
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LSN: 90-04-43607-3
Barcode: 9789004436077

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