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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Hans Kolstad -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One Are Demons Real?-Personal Experiences -- Chapter Two How are Demons Created? Earth Radiation -- Chapter Three How to Stop or Prevent the Demonic Effects of Earth Radiation -- Chapter Four How Do We Free or Defend Ourselves from Demons? -- Addendum -- Spiritual beings and drugs -- Poltergeists -- Conclusion -- Afterword by Phil Rogers -- Acknowledgements.

Cover; Medicine, Magic and Religion: The Fitzpatrick Lectures Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1915 and 1916; Copyright; Preface; Note to Second Edition; Chapter 1; Methods of Inquiry; Definition of the Social Processes; Concept of Disease by Various Peoples; Beliefs as to Causation of Disease; Disease or Injury Ascribed to Magic; Disease Ascribed to Object or Influence Projected into Victim's Body; Disease Attributed to Abstraction of Part of Body or Soul; Magical Action on Separated Part of Victim's Body or Touched Object. - Treatment: Magical or Religious Nature of RitesConcrete Nature of Beliefs Underlying the Rites; Chapter 2; Processes of Diagnosis and Prognosis; Disease Attributed to Infraction of Taboo; The Religious Element; Religious Character Acquired by Magical Process; Independent Occurrence of Disease; Variety in Leechcraft; Differentiation of Leech from Priest; Epidemic Disease; Relations of Economical and Juridical Nature; The Part Played by Suggestion; Rationality of the Leechcraft; Chapter 3; Evolution of Social Customs and Institutions; Independent Evolution. - Transmission as a Factor in Human CultureRelations of Medicine, Magic, and Religion in Various Countries; Australia; Polynesia; Indonesia; India; China and Japan; Africa; America; Similarity in Views on Causation and Treatment of Disease; Consideration of Rival Views; Two Widely Differing Beliefs in Causation of Disease; Remedies of the "Domestic" Order; Origin of Above Practices; Chapter 4; Methods of Solving the Problems; The Importance Attached to Numbers; The Criterion of Common Distribution; Some Difficulties Met with; Formulation of Guiding Principle

Vol. 2 includes (with special t.p.): Ocia imperialia : being select exercises of philosophy, policy, war, government, &c. : the idea of the law charactered from Moses to King Charles : whereunto is added, the cruel tyranny of Cromwel . / by Eugenius Theodidactus ; now publikely communicated to the world by John Heydon . London : Printed for H. Brome at the Gun in Ivie-lane, and T. Rooks at the Lamb in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1663. ; Imprint varies. Vol. 2: London : Printed for Henry Brome, 1663. Vol. 3: London : Printed by J.C. for R. Broom, at the signe of the Gun in Ivy-Lane, 1663. ; Wing ; Hogart, R. Alchemy, ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Library's copy lacks port., and has first 7 leaves replaced with copies (lithograph?) of hand-written transcription.

This book examines the Babylonian backgroundof melothesia, the science of charting zodiac influences on the human body, which transformed older divination by connecting astrology with medical techniques. Special attention is given to a text from late-5th-century Uruk, which is argued to be an important representative of this new approach to the healing arts, previously only known from Greek and medieval astrology.

Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic. Studies in Honour of Markham J. Geller is a thematically focused collection of 34 brand-new essays bringing to light a representative selection of the rich and varied scientific and technical knowledge produced chiefly by the cuneiform cultures. The contributions concentrate mainly on Mesopotamian scholarly descriptions and practices of diagnosing and healing diverse physical ailments and mental distress. The festschrift contains both critical editions of new texts as well as analytical studies dealing with various issues of Mesopotamian medical and magical lore. Currently, this is the largest edited volume devoted to this topic, significantly contributing to the History of Ancient Sciences

Franz Köchers standard work on Babylonian and Assyrian medicine, which was designed to provide copies of the texts with translation and commentary, had remained unfinished at his death in 2002. Six volumes of transcriptions with short introductory comments and quotes of parallels and duplicates were available. The publication of the series is now continued with Robert Biggs and Marten Stol as new publishers. The new volumes contain complete translations and philological commentary, making current Babylonian-Assyrian medical texts accessible to medical historians. - Franz Köchers Standardwerk zur Babylonischen und Assyrischen Medizin, das darauf angelegt war, Kopien der Texte mit Übersetzung und Kommentar vorzulegen, war bei seinem Tod 2002 unvollendet geblieben. Sechs Bände Umschriften mit jeweils kurzen einführenden Kommentaren und Zitaten von Parallelen und Duplikaten lagen vor. Die Publikation der Reihe wird nun mit Robert Biggs und Marten Stol als neuen Herausgebern fortgesetzt. Die neuen Bände enthalten vollständige Übersetzungen und philologische Kommentare und machen damit in aktuellen Untersuchungen die Babylonisch-Assyrischen Medizintexte für Medizinhistoriker zugänglich.

Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine and Religion in Brazil. Robert A. Voeks. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997. 236 pp.