A History of Jewish Gynaecological Texts in the Middle Ages

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-10995-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Hebrew, Band 20, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

Reihe: Brill's Series in Jewish Studies

This study fills a major gap in the history of medicine, namely the history of medieval Hebrew medicine, in particular of Jewish women's medicine. A general introduction to the history of medieval Jewish medicine, its origins in Muslim countries, the main Arabic and Judeo-Arabic texts, and the renaissance of Hebrew as a language of science in the 12th-15th centuries is followed by a survey and analysis of the 15 extant medieval Jewish gynaecological texts (including translations from Greek, Latin and Arabic as well as original Hebrew treatises) and a comparison of the particular characteristics of Jewish gynaecology to the Latin and Arabic traditions.
In the second part of the work the author presents critical editions with translations of six medieval Jewish gynaecological texts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barkai, Ron

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Ron Barkai teaches in the Department of General History of the University of Tel-Aviv. His recent publications include Les infortunes de Dinah (Paris, 1994), which deals with the concept of the female body in Jewish tradition and medicine.