Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

‮חולי ומרפא בימי קדם‬‎ Illness and Healing in Ancient Times
(99 words)

Editor & Curator

Ofra Rimon.

Imprint

Haifa, Israel, 1996. 65 pp.*, 71 pp., illustrations: 84 b&w, 22 × 22 cm. Hebrew and English.

ISBN

9657034019

Location

Hecht Museum, University of Haifa (Spring 1996)

Description

Maladies that plagued the ancient world, and the treatments used to combat them. Eleven essays on topics pertaining to illnesses, beliefs about illnesses and treatments, including: “Illnesses and Amulets in Antiquity” (Joseph Naveh) and “Demons and Diseases in [the] Bible and Talmud” (Samuel S. Kottek). No itemized listing.

main keywords

AMULETS
ANGELS/DEMONS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
ILLNESS
LILITH
MEDICINE

minor keywords

Coins
Dead Sea Scrolls
Eretz Israel
Incantation bowls

Cite this page
“‮חולי ומרפא בימי קדם‬‎ Illness and Healing in Ancient Times”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1397>
First published online: 2019



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