Demons in Egyptian Medical Texts of the New Kingdom: A New Perspective

This paper investigates the presence and action of demons in New Kingdom medical texts, in which these supernatural beings are recognisable only by their determinative, whereas the etymology of certain names is not always clearly understood. Several scholars have presented their own interpretations...

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Main Author: Urzì, Elena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-115
Further subjects:B Medicine
B Demons
B pharmacopoeia
B determinatives
B wȝy-demon
B nsy-demon
B emic perspective
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