Astral Magic in Babylonia

Astral Magic in Babylonia
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 0871698544
ISBN-13 : 9780871698544
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Book Synopsis Astral Magic in Babylonia by : Erica Reiner

Download or read book Astral Magic in Babylonia written by Erica Reiner and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 1995 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erica Reiner offers a connection between Near Eastern material and their echoes in the West. a foundation for comparisons between the oriental cultures and gtheir echoes in the West. To provide a foundation for comparisons the Near Eastern material needs to be resented in reliable form. Reiner's sources are culled from such scientific texts as medicine, divination, and rituals, which are not usually included in anthologies of Mesopotamian texts and rarely available in translation..


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