Infecting the Ancient Mesopotamian Cosmos: Epidemics and the Transmission of Disease in Assyria and Babylonia
Troels P. Arbøll explores epidemics and disease transmission in ancient Assyria and Babylonia. Framing illness within the ancient Mesopotamian cosmos, this scholarly study investigates how infectious disease formed part of the region’s historical, cultural, and intellectual landscape.
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Infecting the Ancient Mesopotamian Cosmos examines epidemics and the transmission of disease in ancient Assyria and Babylonia.
The book places infectious illness within the intellectual and cultural world of the ancient Mesopotamian cosmos.
Written by Troels P. Arbøll, this study offers a focused exploration of disease, society, and historical understanding in the ancient Near East.
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