Galeni In Hippocratis Epidemiarum librum II Commentariorum I-III versio Arabica

by Uwe Vagelpohl (Editor), Simon Swain (Contribution by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110453553
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/20/2016
Series:	Corpus Medicorum Graecorum
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	611
Sales rank:	944,176
File size:	77 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years
Language:	Arabic

About the Author

Uwe Vagelpohl, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.