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Zucconi, Laura. Can No Physician Be Found?
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| Title: | Can No Physician Be Found? | | Subtitle: | The Influence of Religion on Medical Pluralism in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Israel | | Availability: | In Print | | Publisher: | Gorgias Press (Tigris imprint) |
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| By Laura Zucconi | | ISBN: | 978-1-60724-079-2 | | Availability: | In Print | | Publication Date: | 5/2010 | | Language: | English | | Format: | Paperback, Black, 6 x 9 in | | Pages: | 165 |
Can No Physician be Found: The Influence of Religion on Medical Pluralism in Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Israel (2700-586 BCE), analyzes how religion, as an expression of a universal order, applied to the medical practices in the cultures of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Israel. The comparative approach sheds light on how religious concepts shaped not only the particular medical identity of each society, but also how they can simultaneously participate in a broader medical culture spanning the ancient Near East.
A feature common to all three cultures is the presence of two types of healers. Scholars for ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia distinguish them as a scientific one (physician) and the other magical (priest) whereas Biblical scholarship sees healing in connection with prophets and priests as simply miraculous. By understanding the role of religion, we can see that these ancient societies did not operate under the science/magic dichotomy but rather used the multiplicity of healers as variations within a single healing strategy based upon the ideas of illness as a divine message and healing as a method of community cohesion. One type of healer focused on the message as a form of vertical communication with the deities maintaining a relationship between humans and the divine. The other class of healers concentrated on the horizontal mode of communication allowing people within the community to understand the message behind the illness as well as the potential resolution to such problems in the community. Table of Contents
- Table of Contents (page 7)
- Acknowledgments (page 9)
- List of Abbreviations (page 11)
- Introduction (page 13)
- Egyptian Healing (page 27)
- Egyptian World System (page 30)
- Egyptian Healers (page 49)
- Conclusion (page 65)
- Mesopotamian Healing (page 67)
- Mesopotamian World System (page 71)
- Mesopotamian Healers (page 94)
- Healing in the Hebrew Bible (page 107)
- World System in the Hebrew Bible (page 109)
- Healers in the Hebrew Bible (page 126)
- Ancient Near Eastern Supra- and Sub-cultures (page 141)
- Bibliography (page 151)
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