Famed Egyptologist discusses earliest Orient herbals in Egypt, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria; their role as foundations of Greek herbals and subsequent dissemination through Asia and Europe. Gods as herbalists, divine medicines, water as divine element, oils and unguents, much more. 13 black-and-white illus. Index.
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E. A. Wallis Budge was Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiques in the British Museum and author of numerous works.
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Unique, but light on information,
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Divine Origin of the Herbalist (Paperback)
This short book (91 pages) was first published in 1924, and was republished in 1971; it is this second edition that I read. The book is an attempt to get past the magic, and look at what the ancients actually knew about medicine. It discusses the different cultures' (Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Syriac and Arabic) idea of the herbalist, how they organized their knowledge of herbs, and what they knew.As might be expected from a book originally written in 1924, this book did not have a lot of information upon which draw any conclusions. As such, though it is a good-faith effort, it simply doesn't have much to say. That said, though, it does contain some information that I have not encountered in my other readings; it is a unique work, but it really doesn't have much to say. I would give this book a very qualified recommendation.
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THE religious and magical writings of the great nations of antiquity, that is to say, the Chinese and the Indians, the Sumerians and Babylonians, the Persians and Assyrians (or, as we may now call them, the Akkadians), and the Egyptians sod Nubians, contain abundant evidence that these primitive peoples believed that the first beings who possessed a knowledge of plants and their healing properties were the gods themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THE religious and magical writings of the great nations of antiquity, that is to say, the Chinese and the Indians, the Sumerians and Babylonians, the Persians and Assyrians (or, as we may now call them, the Akkadians), and the Egyptians sod Nubians, contain abundant evidence that these primitive peoples believed that the first beings who possessed a knowledge of plants and their healing properties were the gods themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Museum: Behind the Scenes at the British Museum by Rupert Smith on page 26, and page 53
- Alexander the Great (A Ladybird Book) by L. Du Garde Peach on page 25
- The Book of Medicines by Budge on page 73
- Studies in the History and Method of Science (History , Philosophy & Sociology of Science) by Charles Singer on page 63
- The Old English Herbals by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde in Front Matter
- Hebrewisms of West Africa by Joseph J. Williams on page 46, and Back Matter
- Herbals: Their Origin and Evolution (Cambridge Science Classics) by Agnes Arber in Back Matter
- Magical Herbalism: The Secret Craft of the Wise (Llewellyn's Practical Magick Series) by Scott Cunningham in Back Matter
- Herbalismo mágico (Spanish Edition) by Scott Cunningham in Back Matter
- Pharmako/Poeia: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft (Pharmako Vol I) by Dale Pendell in Back Matter
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