Sources of evil studies in Mesopotamian exorcistic lore / edited by Greta Van Buylaere, Mikko Luukko, Daniel Schwemer, Avigail Mertens-Wagschal.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Descriptionxiii, 382 pages: color illustrations some color ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Exorcism--Iraq. --History. --to 634.
Good and evil.
Magic, Assyro-Babylonian.
Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian.

Other author/creatorBuylaere, Greta van.
Other author/creatorLuukko, Mikko.
Other author/creatorSchwemer, Daniel.
Other author/creatorMertens-Wagschal, Avigail.
SeriesAncient magic and divination, 1566-7952 ; volume 15
Ancient magic and divination ; 15. 1566-7952 ^A1335143
Summary "Sources of Evil: Studies in Mesopotamian Exorcistic Lore' is a collection of thirteen essays on the body of knowledge employed by ancient Near Eastern healing experts, most prominently the 'exorcist' and the 'physician', to help patients who were suffering from misfortunes caused by divine anger, transgressions of taboos, demons, witches, or other sources of evil. The volume provides new insights into the two most important catalogues of Mesopotamian therapeutic lore, the Exorcist's Manual and the Assur Medical Catalogue, and contains discussions of agents of evil and causes of illness, ways of repelling evil and treating patients, the interpretation of natural phenomena in the context of exorcistic lore, and a description of the symbolic cosmos with its divine and demonic inhabitants."-- Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018939206
ISBN9789004368330 hardcover
ISBN9004368337 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available