
Gina Konstantopoulos is an Assistant Professor in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Her research centres on religion, magic, and literature in Mesopotamia, with a particular focus on the role of demons and monsters in Sumerian and Akkadian texts.
Gina also holds the rank of Sandan (3rd Dan) in ZNKR Jodo and Iaido.
In this episode, Gina talks about how in Mesopotamia; being possessed and being sick are indistinguishable from each other.