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Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals Glossaries and Indices: 8
Author(s): Greta Van Buylaere (Author), Mikko Luukko (Author)
- Publisher: BRILL
- Publication Date: 23 Oct. 2019
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 173 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004416242
- ISBN-13: 9789004416246
Book Description
Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals and prescriptions prescribe ceremonies and treatments for dispelling witchcraft, destroying the witch, and protecting and curing the patient. The Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals aims to present a reconstruction and critical editions of this body of texts.
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About the Author
Greta Van Buylaere, Ph.D. (2009), University of Udine, was Research Associate on the Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals project at the University of Würzburg. Her research includes studies on witchcraft, Neo-Assyrian letters, literacy, administration and geography.
Mikko Luukko, Ph.D. (2004), University of Helsinki, was Research Associate on the Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Rituals project at the University of Würzburg. He has published monographs and articles on Neo-Assyrian letters and Assyrian grammar.
