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Medicine in Ancient Assur: A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kiṣir-Assur

Medicine in Ancient Assur: A Microhistorical Study of the Neo-Assyrian Healer Kiṣir-Assur

Arbøll, Troels Pank

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceReligion General Ancient Greece

ISBN10: 9004436073
ISBN13: 9789004436077
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 1 2020
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.67
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arb ll offers a microhistorical study of a single exorcist named Kiṣir-Assur 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-Assur as one of the earliest healers in world history for whom we have such details pertaining to his career originating from his own time.

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