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The Alexandrian summaries of Galen's on critical days : editions and translations of the two versions of the Jawami' / with an introduction and notes by Gerrit Bos, Y. Tzvi Langermann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galen.
- Bos, Gerrit, 1948- author of introduction, etc.
- Langermann, Y. Tzvi, author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 92.
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies, 0169-8729 ; Volume 92
- Standardized Title:
- De diebus decretoriis. Arabic. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galen. De diebus decretoriis.
- Galen.
- Prognosis--Early works to 1800.
- Prognosis.
- Medicine, Greek and Roman.
- Medicine, Arab.
- Medical astrology--Early works to 1800.
- Medical astrology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Galen's impact on Islamic civilization, mainly on medicine but also on physics and philosophy, was enormous. His most important books were mediated through \'summaries\' which not only shortened, but in some cases also revised Galenic teachings. Several versions of these summaries exist, and their appreciation is critical for a proper understanding of the development of medieval science. This book presents the first editions, translations, and studies of the remaining summaries to On Critical Days . In Galenic theory, fevers develop towards a crisis which will determine the fate of a patient. The cycle of crisis is known through observation, but the search for the cause leads Galen and his later interpreters into the fields of astrology, arithmology, and more.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- The \'Summaries\' and Other Recensions of Galen
- The \'Summaries\' of On Critical Days
- The Arabic Versions of the \'Alexandrian Summaries\' of Galen's On Critical Days
- The Translation of the Arabic Text
- The Hebrew Version of Shimshon ben Shlomo
- The Translation of the Hebrew Version
- Bibliography
- Arabic Glossary and Index (Princeton Manuscript)
- Hebrew Glossary and Index
- Index of Subjects.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-28222-X
- OCLC:
- 903596179
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004282223 DOI
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