Healing Magic and Evil Demons: Canonical Udug-hul Incantations

by Markham J. Geller, Ludek Vacin (Contribution by)

Overview

This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world. It allows for a more accurate appraisal of variants arising from a text tradition spread over more than two millennia and from many ancient libraries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614515326
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/14/2015
Pages:	735
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.02(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Markham J. Geller, UCL, UK/Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

"For anyone seriously interested in investigating the impact of the incantation literature (Udug-hul in particular) on the history and practice of Mesopotamian medicine, this volume is, for all intents and purposes, irreplaceable."
Michael S. Moore in: RBL 12/2016

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