Buch, Arabisch, Englisch, 611 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1200 g
Reihe: ISSN
Buch, Arabisch, Englisch, 611 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1200 g
Reihe: ISSN
ISBN: 978-3-11-045348-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
The present volume offers the first critical edition of the medieval Arabic translation of Galen's Commentary on Book 2 of the Hippocratic Epidemics produced by Hunayn ibn Ishaq (d. ca. 870). The edition is based on all extant Arabic textual witnesses, including the Arabic secondary transmission.
The Greek original of this text is lost; the Arabic translation is therefore the only intact witness to this important work. The number and extent of quotations from this commentary in medieval Arabic medical writings, which are documented in the introduction to the volume, demonstrate that it became a crucial source for the development of medicine in the Islamic world. It also gave rise to a wide range of didactic writings which illustrate its importance for medical teaching.
The English translation aims to convey some of the flavour of the Arabic text. The volume also contains comprehensive indices that map out the terminology and style of the translation.
Zielgruppe
All those interested in the history of medicine and the reception
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literaturen des Alten Orients
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
