| Epidemics in Context: Greek Commentaries on Hippocrates in the Arabic Tradition Contributor(s): Pormann, Peter E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110259796 ISBN-13: 9783110259797 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Medical | History - Medical | Diseases |
| Dewey: 616 |
| LCCN: 2011035041 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.50 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Hippocratic Epidemics and Galen's Commentary on them constitute milestones in the development of clinical medicine. However, they also illustrate the rich exegetical traditions that existed in the post-classical Greek world. The present volume investigates these texts from various and diverse vantage points: textual criticism; Greek philology; knowledge transfer through translations; and medical history. Especially the Syriac and Arabic traditions of the Epidemics come under scrutiny. |