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The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers

Irene Sibbing-Plantholt

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Description:This volume exposes one of the world’s oldest medical marketplaces and the emergence of medical professionalization within it. Through an unprecedented analysis of the Mesopotamian healing goddesses as well as asûs, a diverse group of “healers”, Irene Sibbing-Plantholt demonstrates that from the Middle Babylonian period onwards, the goddess Gula was employed as a divine legitimization model for scholarly, professional asûs. With this work, Sibbing-Plantholt provides a unique insight in processes of medical competition and legitimization in ancient Mesopotamia, which speak to similar processes in other societies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers. To get started finding The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 426

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: BRILL

Release: 2022

ISBN: 9789004512412

Description: This volume exposes one of the world’s oldest medical marketplaces and the emergence of medical professionalization within it. Through an unprecedented analysis of the Mesopotamian healing goddesses as well as asûs, a diverse group of “healers”, Irene Sibbing-Plantholt demonstrates that from the Middle Babylonian period onwards, the goddess Gula was employed as a divine legitimization model for scholarly, professional asûs. With this work, Sibbing-Plantholt provides a unique insight in processes of medical competition and legitimization in ancient Mesopotamia, which speak to similar processes in other societies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers. To get started finding The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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