Patients and performative identities at the intersection of the Mesopotamian technical disciplines and their clients /

"A collection of essays investigating how Mesopotamian technical specialists interacted with their clients and in doing so forged their social and professional identities"--

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Körperschaft: Rencontre assyriologique internationale
Weitere Verfasser: Johnson, Justin Cale, 1971- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2020]
Schriftenreihe:Rencontre assyriologique internationale
Online-Zugang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2891596
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Between social history and the life of the mind : professionals and their clients in ancient Mesopotamia / J. Cale Johnson
  • Just in case : rituals for entering the palace or perversion of justice? / JoAnn Scurlock
  • Egalkura and late astrology / Marvin Schreiber
  • Looking for clients in the Mesopotamian ritual texts / Ulrike Steinert
  • The seer and his client in the ritual of extispicy / Netanel Anor
  • Healing in images and texts : the sickbed scene / Strahil V. Panayotov
  • Performative elements in the Aramaic magic bowls / Siam Bhayro
  • Akkadian sikillu and Greek skilla in their medical and magico-ritual contexts / Maddalena Rumor.