Ancient Babylonian medicine : theory and practice / Markham J. Geller.
By: Geller, Markham J
Series: Ancient culturesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: v. cm.ISBN: 9781405126526 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian | Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian -- Philosophy | Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian -- Methodology | Magic, Assyro-BabylonianDDC classification: 610.938Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Middle East | Shelves | 1384A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | ME000000010841 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to Babylonian medicine and magic -- Medicine as science -- Who did what to whom? -- The politics of medicine -- Medicine as literature -- Medicine and philosophy -- Medical training : MD or PhD? -- Uruk medical commentaries -- Medicine and magic as independent approaches to healing -- Appendix: An edition of a medical commentary.