| Anatomia, 1838 (Hawaiian Text with English Translation) Contributor(s): Judd, Gerrit P. (Author), Mookini, Esther T. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0824825853 ISBN-13: 9780824825850 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Anatomia is the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language. Gerrit P. Judd's use of Hawaiian words and descriptions provides insights into native cultural and healing practices in the early decades of the nineteenth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Medical | Anatomy - Foreign Language Study | Oceanic & Australian Languages |
| Dewey: 611 |
| LCCN: 2002032107 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.08" W x 8.7" (0.78 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Oceania - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anatomia is the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language. Gerrit P. Judd, for a time the only medical missionary in the Islands, wrote the text in 1838 to teach basic anatomy to Hawaiians enrolled at the Mission Seminary (Lahainaluna School). Working from a standard elementary textbook of the time, Judd provided his students with more than a simple, straight translation. Rather than Hawaiianize Latin or English names and terms, he devised new vocabulary and explained medical functions and practices in words that would be readily understood by a Hawaiian. Judd's use of Hawaiian terms and descriptions gives us insights into native cultural and healing practices in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Anatomia is a valuable addition to the growing collection of translations on native health and will be greatly appreciated by linguists, historians, and students of Hawaiian language and culture. |