Magico-medical means of treating ghost-induced illnesses in ancient Mesopotamia / / JoAnn Scurlock.
This work explores the interaction between magic and medicine in ancient Mesopotamia, as applied specifically to ghosts. Included is a discussion of sin and natural causes in Mesopotamian medicine. Additionally, it transliterates and translates 352 prescriptions designed to cure psychological and ph...
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Superior document: | Ancient Magic and Divination ; 3 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006] ©2006 |
Year of Publication: | 2006 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Ancient magic and divination ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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