Abraham Ibn Ezra on elections, interrogations, and medical astrology : a parallel Hebrew-English critical edition of the Book of elections (3 versions), the Book of interrogations (3 versions), and the Book of the luminaries / edited, translated, and annotated by Shlomo Sela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164.

Contributor:

Sela, Shlomo.

Series:

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164. Selections. 2010 ; Works. v. 3.

Abraham Ibn Ezra's astrological writings ; v. 3

Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 50.

Standardized Title:

Selections. English & Hebrew. 2011

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Medical astrology--Early works to 1800.

Medical astrology.

Astrology, Arab--Early works to 1800.

Astrology, Arab.

Physical Description:

xii, 657 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

In this third volume of the series Abraham Ibn Ezra's Astrological Writings, Seal (Jewish philosophy, Bar-Ilan U.) presents the first critical edition, with English translation and commentary, of seven astrological texts by Ibn Ezra (1092-1167), a Jew who was raised and educated in the context of Arabic Spain. They cover three systems of astrology: elections--finding the best time to begin a particular activity, interrogations--answering questions related to daily life, and the astrological theory behind the doctrine of critical days when marked changes take place in the symptoms of a disease. Ibn Ezra himself thought the three were related, he says, both technically and because they were all a relief from the usual nativities and historical astrology. Extensive scholarly paraphernalia are provided, including separate English-Hebrew glossaries of technical terms for each of the three sets of documents. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004212206

9004212205

OCLC:

741273499