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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Format: Book
Language:eng
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Empiricism in literature
Iraq > Intellectual life
Learning and scholarship > Iraq > History > To 1500
Multilingualism and literature > Iraq > History > To 1500
Reference books > Iraq > History > To 1500
Science > Iraq > History > To 1500
Scientific literature > Iraq > History and criticism
Semitic literature > History and criticism
Technical literature > Iraq > History and criticism
Technology > Iraq > History > To 1500
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Summary:"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"-- Provided by publisher.