In the Wake of the Compendia : Infrastructural Contexts and the Licensing of Empiricism in Ancient and Medieval Mesopotamia
In the Wake of the Compendia examines the composition of technical literature in the ancient Semitic-speaking world. Compendia on astrology, magic, medicine, lexicography, and alchemy were composed in several languages and relate to earlier Mesopotamian models. This volume offers new perspectives on...
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De Gruyter
2015
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