Medicine in ancient Assur: a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur

"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&...

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Main Author: Arbøll, Troels P. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Ancient magic and divination (volume 18)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Arbøll, Troels P., Medicine in ancient Assur : a microhistorical study of the Neo-Assyrian healer Kiṣir-Aššur] (2023) (Glassner, Jean-Jacques, 1944 -)
Series/Journal:Ancient magic and divination volume 18
Further subjects:B History, Ancient
B Mesopotamia
B Medicine, Arabic
B Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian
B Medicine, Ancient
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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"
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004436073