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Lecture
SoSe 21: Medicine in the Ancient World
Cale Johnson
Comments
The course will survey the development of medicine in Mesopotamia, draw important parallels with contemporary Egyptian medical practice, and also look at the spread of originally Mesopotamian traditions into several Aramaic dialects. These materials and traditions represent the most important examples of disciplinary medicine prior to the advent of Greco-Roman medicine and we will also look at any possible links between these traditions and the Greco-Roman world. We will focus in particular on the emergence of technical literature in Mesopotamia, how technical compendia anchored specific disciplines and indoctrinated its would-be practitioners, and the specific pathways through which these materials were transmitted to other medical traditions. There is a companion reading seminar for those interested in reading some texts in the original cuneiform. This course will be taught in English, 2 hours per week.
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14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2021-04-14 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-04-21 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-04-28 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-05-05 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-05-12 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-05-19 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-05-26 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-06-02 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-06-09 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-06-16 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-06-23 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-06-30 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-07-07 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2021-07-14 12:00 - 14:00