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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004261464
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082 0 4 _a610.935
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100 1 _aBock, Barbara.
245 1 4 _aThe healing Goddess Gula :
_btowards an understanding of ancient Babylonian medicine /
_cby Barbara Bock.
263 _a1311--
264 1 _aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCulture and history of the ancient Near East,
_x1566-2055 ;
_vv. 67
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _aPreliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Healing Goddess Gula: A Portrait -- 3 Gula’s ‘Hand’ in the Handbook of Diagnosis and Prognosis, Sakikkû -- 4 Gula and Healing Spells -- 5 Gula’s Healing Plants -- 6 The Cultural Setting of Ancient Babylonian Medicine -- Bibliography -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Words Discussed -- Incantation Incipits -- Texts Cited.
520 _aProviding a comprehensive examination of the traits and areas of authority Ancient Babylonians attributed to their healing goddess, this book draws on a wide range of Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources, including god lists, literary compositions, lexical lists, prognostic texts, incantations, and prescriptions. Analysing the use of selected metaphors associated with the goddess, a new perspective is offered on the explanation for disease as well as the motivation for particular treatments. Special chapters deal with the cuneiform handbook on prognosis and diagnosis of diseases, medical incantations appealing to the healing goddess, and the medicinal plants attributed to her. For the first time a body of evidence for the use of simple drugs is brought together, elaborating on specific plant profiles. The result is a volume that challenges many long-held assumptions concerning the specialized cuneiform medical literature and takes a fresh look on the nature of Ancient Babylonian healing.
600 0 0 _aGula (Assyro-Babylonian deity)
650 0 _aMedicine, Assyro-Babylonian.
650 0 _aMagic, Assyro-Babylonian.
650 0 _aHealing.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tThe Healing Goddess Gula: Towards an Understanding of Ancient Babylonian Medicine
_dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014,
_z9789004261457
830 0 _aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East
_v67.
830 0 _aBiblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261464
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_d37810