By analyzing Dreckapotheke (filthy medicaments) and similarly perplexing medical ingredients, and by exploiting the concept of misunderstandings in translation, I show how elements of Assyro-Babylonian therapy were still present or emerging in the pharmaceutical compositions of the Early Roman Empire, ultimately supporting the idea of at least occasional transfers of medical knowledge between the two cultures.
With its positive findings, this study contributes to a broader reconstruction of the context within which ancient medicine developed. It also finds reciprocal explanations of obscure passages and fuels further questions regarding the medical interrelations/interconnections between these neighboring ancient cultures.
By analyzing Dreckapotheke (filthy medicaments) and similarly perplexing medical ingredients, and by exploiting the concept of misunderstandings in translation, I show how elements of Assyro-Babylonian therapy were still present or emerging in the pharmaceutical compositions of the Early Roman Empire, ultimately supporting the idea of at least occasional transfers of medical knowledge between the two cultures.
With its positive findings, this study contributes to a broader reconstruction of the context within which ancient medicine developed. It also finds reciprocal explanations of obscure passages and fuels further questions regarding the medical interrelations/interconnections between these neighboring ancient cultures.
Perplexing Remedies in Ancient Medicine: >Dreckapotheke< in Mesopotamia and the Graeco-Roman World
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Perplexing Remedies in Ancient Medicine: >Dreckapotheke< in Mesopotamia and the Graeco-Roman World
371
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783111332147 |
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| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publication date: | 11/18/2024 |
| Series: | Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures , #17 |
| Pages: | 371 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.03(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |