Ancient Babylonian medicine : theory and practice / Markham J. Geller.
Pubblicazione:
Chichester : Wiley, 2010.
Descrizione fisica:
XI, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Ancient cultures
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. List of abbreviations. Acknowledgments. Introduction to Babylonian medicine and magic 1. Medicine as science 2. Who did what to whom? 3. The politics of medicine 4. Medicine as literature 5. Medicine and philosophy 6. Medical training: MD or PhD? 7. Uruk medical commentaries 8. Medicine and magic as independent approaches to healing. Appendix: an edition of a medical commentary. Notes. References. Subject index. Selective index of Akkadian and Greek words. Index of Akkadian personal names
