In the wake of the compendia : infrastructural contexts and the licensing of empiricism in ancient and medieval Mesopotamia

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 perspecti...

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Other Authors: Johnson, Justin Cale, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : De Gruyter, 2015.
Series:Science, technology, and medicine in ancient cultures ; Volume 3.
Subjects:
Science > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Technology > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Scientific literature > Iraq > History and criticism.
Technical literature > Iraq > History and criticism.
Reference books > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Empiricism in literature.
Semitic literature > History and criticism.
Multilingualism and literature > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Learning and scholarship > Iraq > History > To 1500.
Iraq > Intellectual life.
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