Editor & Curator |
Ofra Rimon. |
Imprint |
Haifa, Israel, 1996. 65 pp.*, 71 pp., illustrations: 84 b&w, 22 × 22 cm. Hebrew and English. |
ISBN |
9657034019 |
Location |
Hecht Museum, University of Haifa (Spring 1996) |
Description |
Maladies that plagued the ancient world, and the treatments used to combat them. Eleven essays on topics pertaining to illnesses, beliefs about illnesses and treatments, including: “Illnesses and Amulets in Antiquity” (Joseph Naveh) and “Demons and Diseases in [the] Bible and Talmud” (Samuel S. Kottek). No itemized listing. |
main keywords |
AMULETSANGELS/DEMONSARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSILLNESSLILITHMEDICINE |
minor keywords |
CoinsDead Sea ScrollsEretz IsraelIncantation bowls |