| Abraham Ibn Ezra on Elections, Interrogations, and Medical Astrology: A Parallel Hebrew-English Critical Edition of the Book of Elections (3 Versions) Contributor(s): Sela, Shlomo (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004212205 ISBN-13: 9789004212206 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $296.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Body, Mind & Spirit | Astrology - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology |
| Dewey: 133.596 |
| LCCN: 2011024096 |
| Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéval |
| Physical Information: 672 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume offers the first critical edition of the Hebrew text, with English translation and commentary, of seven astrological treatises by Abraham Ibn Ezra: the Book of Elections (3 versions); the Book of Interrogations (3 versions); and the Book of the Luminaries. This volume, then, covers the astrological doctrine of elections, which is concerned with finding the best time to begin a particular activity; the doctrine of interrogations, designed to allow astrologers to reply to questions related to daily life; and the astrological theory behind the doctrine of the critical days, when marked changes take place in the symptoms of a disease. These three systems of astrology were combined in a single volume because Ibn Ezra considers them to be closely interrelated. "Despite these quibbles, Shlomo Sela is to be congratulated for making Ibn Ezra's astrological treatises available in a modern edition of very high quality." Bernard Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh |