Epidemics in context : Greek commentaries on Hippocrates in the Arabic tradition

Epidemics in context : Greek commentaries on Hippocrates in the Arabic tradition / edited by Peter E. Pormann.

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 diver...

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Other Authors: Pormann, Peter E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Ancient Greek
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]
Series:Scientia Graeco-Arabica ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Hippocrates. > Epidemics.
Epidemics (Hippocrates)
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Medicine, Arab.
Epidemics.
Pandemics.
Medicine, Ancient.
epidemics.
pandemics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Epidemics
Medicine, Arab
Medicine, Greek and Roman
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 334 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110259803
311025980X
3110259796
9783110259797
9781280597039
1280597038
9786613626868
6613626864
ISSN:2365-8703 ;
Language:In English.

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