Astral Magic in Babylonia: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 85, Part 4) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780871698544)

This is a print on demand publication. Author Erica Reiner collected the Near Eastern material for this book over many years of association with the "Chicago Assyrian Dictionary." She culled her sources from such scientific texts as medicine, divination, & rituals, which are not usually included in anthologies of Mesopotamian texts & are rarely available in translation. Chapters: The Role of Stars; The Art of the Herbalist; Medicine; Divination; Apotropaia; Sorcerers & Sorceresses; The Nature of Stones; & Nocturnal Rituals. Illustrations.

Author: Erica Reiner
ISBN-10: 0871698544
ISBN-13: 9780871698544
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1998
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.35d