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
Published
University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, [2020]
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
Summary
"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
