Patients and performative identities at the intersection of the Mesopotamian technical disciplines and their clients / edited by J. Cale Johnson with the assistance of Marie Lorenz.
| Other author | Johnson, Justin Cale, 1971- |
| Other author | Rencontre assyriologique internationale 2014 : Warsaw, Poland) |
| Other author | Rencontre assyriologique internationale 2015 : Geneva, Switzerland; Bern, Switzerland) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2020] |
| Description | ix, 192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Rencontre assyriologique internationale |
| Contents | Between social history and the life of the mind : professionals and their clients in ancient Mesopotamia / J. Cale Johnson -- Just in case : rituals for entering the palace or perversion of justice? / JoAnn Scurlock -- Egalkura and late astrology / Marvin Schreiber -- Looking for clients in the Mesopotamian ritual texts / Ulrike Steinert -- The seer and his client in the ritual of extispicy / Netanel Anor -- Healing in images and texts : the sickbed scene / Strahil V. Panayotov -- Performative elements in the Aramaic magic bowls / Siam Bhayro -- Akkadian sikillu and Greek skilla in their medical and magico-ritual contexts / Maddalena Rumor. |
| Abstract | "A collection of essays investigating how Mesopotamian technical specialists interacted with their clients and in doing so forged their social and professional identities"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | This volume consists of papers that were originally delivered at BabMed panels at the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale in Warsaw (theme: "Fortune and Misfortune") and the 61st Recontre Assyriologique Internationale in Geneva and Bern (theme: "Text and Image"). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020016971 |
| ISBN | 9781575067438 (hardback) |