| Description |
1 online resource (109 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF THE CRAFT OF THE HERBALIST; Copyright; PREFATORY NOTE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; I THE OLD GODS AS HERBALISTS AND THEIR DIVINE MEDICINES; II THE DIVINE HERBALISTS; III WATER A DIVINE ELEMENT; IV VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES OF DIVINE ORIGIN; V ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HERBALS AND BOOKS OF MEDICINE; VI HOLY OILS AND MEDICATED UNGUENTS; VII SUMERIAN AND ASSYRIAN HERBALS; VIII THE GREEK HERBALS; IX THE LATIN HERBALS; X THE HERBAL IN SYRIAC; XI THE HERBAL IN ARABIC; XII COPTIC LISTS OF PLANTS; XIII THE ETHIOPIAN (ABYSSINIAN) HERBAL; INDEX |
| Summary |
Natural medicine has never been more popular, nor has the timeless craft of herbalism. This remarkable book traces the history of herbs far back into antiquity and shows that the gods themselves were believed to be the original healers, not only by revealing the knowledge of their healing properties of mankind but by creating the sustaining herbs out of their own bodies. Illustrated with examples of the original texts and written by the doyen of orientalists with an unrivaled knowledge of Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Egyptian herbal literature and traditions, this key volume deals wi |
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Print version record |
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Herbals -- History
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Healing -- Religious aspects.
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Herbalists -- History
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Medicine, Ancient.
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- History
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
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History, Ancient
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Herbal Medications.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Aromatherapy.
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Healing -- Religious aspects
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Herbalists
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Herbals
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Herbs -- Therapeutic use
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Medicine, Ancient
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136184819 |
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1136184813 |
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