Magico-medical means of treating ghost-induced illnesses in ancient Mesopotamia / / JoAnn Scurlock.

This work explores the interaction between magic and medicine in ancient Mesopotamia, as applied specifically to ghosts. Included is a discussion of sin and natural causes in Mesopotamian medicine. Additionally, it transliterates and translates 352 prescriptions designed to cure psychological and ph...

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Superior document:Ancient Magic and Divination ; 3
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Ancient magic and divination ; 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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