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245 14 a| The image of Mesopotamian divine healersh| [electronic resource] :b| healing goddesses and the legitimization of professional asûs in the Mesopotamian medical marketplace /c| by Irene Sibbing-Plantholt.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2022];

300 a| xv, 410 pages:c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Cuneiform monographs,x| 0929-0052 ;v| volume 53;

500 a| Based on author's doctoral dissertation at Unviersity of Pennsylvania in 2017.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Newly understanding healing goddesses and asûs : theory and methods -- The origins of the healing goddess Gula -- Gula in the 2nd and 1st millennia B.C.E. -- Gula compared to other healing goddesses -- An overview of the Mesopotamian medical marketplace -- Rethinking the term "asû" -- Legitimization as a response to competition and the demands of clientele -- The process of Gula becoming the divine legitimization of professional asûs -- Conclusion and suggestions for future research.;

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The image of Mesopotamian divine healers healing goddesses and the legitimization of professional asûs in the Mesopotamian medical marketplace / by Irene Sibbing-Plantholt.

Author/creator	Sibbing-Plantholt, Irene
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Description	xv, 410 pages: 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Gula (Assyro-Babylonian deity)--Cult. Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian. Healing--Iraq. --History. Healers--Iraq. --History. Healing gods. Goddesses, Assyro-Babylonian. Goddesses in literature. Assyro-Babylonian cults. Healers in literature. Healing in literature.

Series	Cuneiform monographs, 0929-0052 ; volume 53
Contents	Newly understanding healing goddesses and asûs : theory and methods -- The origins of the healing goddess Gula -- Gula in the 2nd and 1st millennia B.C.E. -- Gula compared to other healing goddesses -- An overview of the Mesopotamian medical marketplace -- Rethinking the term "asû" -- Legitimization as a response to competition and the demands of clientele -- The process of Gula becoming the divine legitimization of professional asûs -- Conclusion and suggestions for future research.
Abstract	"This volume exposes one of the world's oldest medical marketplaces and the emergence of medical professionalization within it. Through an unprecedented analysis of the Mesopotamian healing goddesses as well as asûs, a diverse group of "healers", Irene Sibbing-Plantholt demonstrates that from the Middle Babylonian period onwards, the goddess Gula was employed as a divine legitimization model for scholarly, professional asûs. With this work, Sibbing-Plantholt provides a unique insight in processes of medical competition and legitimization in ancient Mesopotamia, which speak to similar processes in other societies"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Based on author's doctoral dissertation at Unviersity of Pennsylvania in 2017.
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	2021062613
ISBN	9789004512405 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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