In the Wake of the Compendia : Infrastructural Contexts and the Licensing of Empiricism in Ancient and Medieval Mesopotamia

• Tác giả: J Cale Johnson
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1501502507
• ISBN-13: 978-1501510762
• ISBN-13: 978-1501502521
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 509.35 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
• Thông tin xuất bản: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (336 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 176737
• Chủ đề: 1. Ancient religions & mythologies; 2. Middle Eastern history

Tóm tắt

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.