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oapen-20.500.12657-425452020-12-23T13:37:58Z Medicine in Ancient Assur Arbøll, Troels Pank History of medicine bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offfers 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. Readership: Suited for everyone interested in ancient Near Eastern magico-medical texts and practices, ancient libraries, and the training of specialists, as well as anyone concerned with the history of ancient medicine. 2020-10-13T12:29:02Z 2020-10-13T12:29:02Z 2021 book ONIX_20201013_9789004436084_17 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42545 eng Ancient Magic and Divination application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9789004436084.pdf https://brill.com/abstract/title/54488 Brill BRILL 10.1163/9789004436084 10.1163/9789004436084 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 BRILL 18 432 open access
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In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offfers 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. Readership: Suited for everyone interested in ancient Near Eastern magico-medical texts and practices, ancient libraries, and the training of specialists, as well as anyone concerned with the history of ancient medicine.
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