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DESCRIPTION:Although medicine is not the first topic that most people expec
 t to encounter when studying Talmud\, this corpus is in fact the richest c
 ollection of medical remedies in ancient Judaism before the rise of Islam.
  The Talmud contains dozens of complex therapies for over a hundred afflic
 tions\, ranging from toothaches and headaches to more serious conditions l
 ike pleurisy or strangury. Many of these therapies rely on natural ingredi
 ents such as plants or animal products\, while others are superstitious sp
 ells or amulets. \n\n \n\nDuring this live Chats in the Stacks talk on his
  recent book Medicine in the Talmud\, author Jason Sion Mokhtarian reveals
  the unexpected depth of the rabbis’ medical knowledge and describes the
  ways in which the rabbis adopted and adapted the scientific knowledge of 
 their time in order to address the health needs of their community.  \n\n 
 \n\nMokhtarian is Herbert and Stephanie Neuman Associate Professor in Hebr
 ew and Jewish Literature in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Corn
 ell University\, where he is also the director of the Jewish Studies Progr
 am. Trained in Jewish and Iranian Studies\, his research interests include
  the Talmud in its Sasanian context\, ancient Iranian religions and langua
 ges\, Jewish magic and medicine\, Judeo-Persian literature\, and the histo
 ry of the Jews of Persia. He is the author of two books\, The Culture of t
 he Talmud in Ancient and Medicine in the Talmud\, and is co-editor of the 
 Olamot book series at Indiana University Press which translates cutting-ed
 ge scholarship of Israeli academics from Hebrew into English. \n\n \n\nThi
 s book talk is sponsored by Olin Library. Light refreshments will be serve
 d.
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LOCATION:Olin Library\, 107
SUMMARY:Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Remedies between M
 agic and Science
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 al_and_supernatural_remedies_between_magic_and_science
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CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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