“The Individual and his Body in the Ancient Mediterranean Basin” organized by Alice Mouton
Session VIII
The Body in the Hittite Medical Texts, Lecture and Video-Conference
by Valeria Zubieta Lupo, Mainz University, Thursday, April 27, 2017 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (Paris time) at the Ivry sur Seine CNRS building, 27 rue Paul Bert, Porte de Choisy/Porte d’Ivry subway station, room C in the basement or by distance through video-conference.
The purpose of this contribution is to offer an insight into the notion of human body within the so-called Hittite medical Texts. The diseased body or body part is described as “being seized by the illness”, and this concept will be used as a starting point for the talk. Moreover, the physical symptoms that go along and that are shortly described in the (medical) indication of the recipes will be analysed and discussed. Finally, the healing treatment applied by the physician to the affected body parts will be examined to get an insight into the dichotomy diseased body vs. healing body within the Hittite recipes.
This presentation constitutes the eighth monthly session of the interdisciplinary seminar “The Individual and his Body in the Ancient Mediterranean Basin” organized by Alice Mouton and supported by the Labex RESMED and the UMR 8167 Orient et Mediterranee.
https://www.orient-mediterranee.com/spip.php?article2958&lang=en
https://www.labex-resmed.fr/l-individu-et-son-corps-dans-le
All the persons who are interested in attending the session (either in Ivry sur Seine or through video-conference) are welcome for free but should register by e-mail beforehand.
contact: alice.mouton@cnrs.fr
First posted on AGADE, April 2017
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