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| ISBN: | 9789004436084
9004436081
9789004436077
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary: | "In Medicine in Ancient Assur Troels Pank Arbøll offers 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"--
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| Other form: | Print version: Arbøll, Troels Pank. Medicine in ancient Assur. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] 9789004436077
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