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The Healing Goddess Gula: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine

The Healing Goddess Gula: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine

Böck, Barbara

Hardcover

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 9004261451
ISBN13: 9789004261457
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 10 2013
Pages: 222
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
Providing a comprehensive examination of the traits and areas of authority Ancient Babylonians attributed to their healing goddess, this book draws on a wide range of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources, including god lists, literary compositions, lexical lists, prognostic texts, incantations, and prescriptions. Analysing the use of selected metaphors associated with the goddess, a new perspective is offered on the explanation for disease as well as the motivation for particular treatments. Special chapters deal with the cuneiform handbook on prognosis and diagnosis of diseases, medical incantations appealing to the healing goddess, and the medicinal plants attributed to her. For the first time a body of evidence for the use of simple drugs is brought together, elaborating on specific plant profiles. The result is a volume that challenges many long-held assumptions concerning the specialized cuneiform medical literature and takes a fresh look on the nature of Ancient Babylonian healing.

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