In Germany, found the ancient figure of the "demon of epilepsy."
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In ancient times, people often believed in demons
Relatively recently, we wrote that hundreds and thousands of years ago people had no idea about the existence of pathogenic bacteria and considered the occurrence of diseases . Especially strongly it is believed by the Assyrians, who lived in ancient Iraq, as evidenced by the 2700-year-old signs with descriptions of the diseases. One of them is a historian Troels Punk Arbell discovered the first in the history of science personification of disease in the form of a demon with horns and tail. Now it is believed that in this form the ancient Assyrians imagined epilepsy, whose symptoms are then described as a loss of sanity and "emitting noises of animals."
About an unusual discovery was presented in the Copenhagen University Arbell. Ancient tablet with a picture was found among the artifacts stored in the so-called Berlin Museum. In addition to the image of "the demon of epilepsy" on a clay tablet was written in Akkadian, which was spoken by the inhabitants of ancient Iraq. The text says that the disease "Bennu" (as previously referred to epilepsy), was born a demon, to act under the guidance of the moon-God named sin. This is another proof that the inhabitants of ancient Iraq believed in the relationship of the moon, epilepsy and madness.
Clay image age 2700 years
in ancient times did they cure diseases?
According to the researchers, thousands of years ago the disease was considered do doctors and found a sign — the proof of that. Perhaps the healers of those times was responsible for the expulsion of evil spirits from the bodies of sick people with a variety of rituals use of drugs and spells. Such an attitude to the disease was active not only in the territory of ancient Iraq, but also in other States.
The Echoes of ancient beliefs that is closely linked with the madness of the people can be found even in some modern cultures. For example, the English word "lunacy" often has the meaning of mental insanity, insanity, and a very strange behavior. And the disease epilepsy in many cultures in ancient times was considered almost sacred, and in some cases of patients with epileptic seizures was considered God-sent people. Although the majority of seizures, people looked very scary, therefore it is not surprising that many healers believed that they are possessed by demons.
this is how imagined the inhabitants of ancient Iraq, "the demon of epilepsy."
Fortunately, today epilepsy is very well studied disease. It already got rid of the names Benn and is now considered a chronic neurological disorder in which the human body is predisposed to the occurrence of convulsive seizures. According to the world health organization, the disease today affects about 50 million people worldwide, with 80% of them live in countries with low income.
An Effective method of treatment of the disease does not exist, but there are methods of preventing seizures and reducing their intensity. For example, in 2018, we talked about the technology of brain stimulation, which helps not only in epilepsy but also lowers the risk of developing depression. Read more about this technology can be found in .
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