{"product_id":"ancient-babylonian-medicine-theory-and-practice-paperback","title":"Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarkham J. Geller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilizing a great variety of previously unknown cuneiform tablets, \u003ci\u003eAncient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way medicine was practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first overview of Babylonian medicine utilizing cuneiform sources, including archives of court letters, medical recipes, and commentaries written by ancient scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttempts to reconcile the ways in which medicine and magic were related\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssigns authorship to various types of medical literature that were previously considered anonymous\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects the approach of other scholars that have attempted to apply modern diagnostic methods to ancient illnesses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in the twenty-first century, medicine remains something of a mystery. In a few significant areas we are hardly better informed than ancient and medieval practitioners. Yet when the topic of ancient medicine is broached, too often the tendency is to dismiss it solely as the product of ignorance and superstition. By delving into the way medicine was actually practiced by various Babylonian professionals of the 2nd and 1st millennium B.C., \u003ci\u003eAncient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e shatters some of our preconceived notions about ancient medicine. Through the use of a great variety of extant cuneiform tablets -- many previously unknown -- noted Assyriologist and ancient language expert Markham J. Geller reveals the rich legacy of Babylonian healing techniques. Challenging the traditional view of ancient medicine that rigidly distinguishes between science and superstition, Geller shows how ancient healing methods and strategies embodied a vastly more complex relationship between medicine and magic. He theorizes that when viewed from the perspective of a patient concerned only with the efficacy of treatment, medicine and magic were simply dual approaches to healing. Geller also examines basic therapeutic concepts utilizing medical commentaries ascribed to physician-scribes among Babylonian scholars -- a source not previously researched. Original and provocative, \u003ci\u003eAncient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e offers startling new insights into the dark and distant roots of modern medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkham J. Geller \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Semitic Languages at University College London and Professor for the History of Science at the Free University Berlin. He is the author \u003ci\u003eof Evil Demons: Canonical Utukkū Lemnūtu Incantations\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eMelothesia in Babylonia\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), editor of \u003ci\u003eMelammu, the Ancient World in an Age of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDisease in Babylonia\u003c\/i\u003e(2007) and \u003ci\u003eImagining Creation \u003c\/i\u003e(2008). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47656391016707,"sku":"9781119025528","price":223.37,"currency_code":"ILS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/ZmZIK3hNb0t6cEQyVjcrcVdvVTJldz09.webp?v=1768899751","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-il\/products\/ancient-babylonian-medicine-theory-and-practice-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}