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In the Wake of the Compendia

In the Wake of the Compendia Infrastructural Contexts and the Licensing of Empiricism in Ancient and Medieval Mesopotamia - Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 the early history of these compendia and their subsequent transmission into later post-cuneiform compilations, curricula, and scholarly writings.

Book information

ISBN: 9781501502514
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Pub date:
DEWEY: 892
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 300
Weight: -1g
Height: 240mm
Width: 170mm