Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east
| 1. Verfasser: |
Geller, Markham J.
, [VerfasserIn]
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Boston :
De Gruyter,
2014.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (xi, 100 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ;
v. 2 |
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| Parallelausgabe: |
Melothesia in Babylonia : medicine, magic, and astrology in the ancient near east (Print version) |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
| Online Zugang: |
open access Available online via Ebook Central |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction: globalisation of knowledge
- The Uruk taxonomy (SBTU I 43)
- Uruk astral magic (BRM 4 20 and BRM 4 19)
- The Neo-Assyrian precursor: before the zodiac
- Ancient Aramaic and Greek parallels
- Astrological interpretation of SBTU I 43
- Melothesia
- Concluding hypothesis
- Appendix: modern reflections.
