Author : John Z Wee
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004417532
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Knowledge and Rhetoric in Medical Commentary by : John Z Wee
Download or read book Knowledge and Rhetoric in Medical Commentary written by John Z Wee and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge and Rhetoric in Medical Commentary explores the dynamic between scholastic rhetoric and medical knowledge in ancient commentaries on a Mesopotamian Diagnostic Handbook, whose atypical language and ideas were harmonized with conventional ways of perceiving and describing the sick body.