Anatomia, 1838 (Hawaiian text with English translation) / / Gerrit P. Judd.

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• VerfasserIn: Judd, Gerrit P.,
• MitwirkendeR: Bushnell, O. A.,; Mookini, Esther T.,; Young, Benjamin B. C.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Mookini, Esther T.
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Anatomia: A Translation -- Appendix: A Catalog of Muscles -- Annotations -- Anatomia: Hawaiian Text -- Glossary 1. Hawaiian-English -- Glossary 2. Muscles: Hawaiian-Latin -- Glossary 3. English-Hawaiian -- Glossary 4. Muscles: Latin-Hawaiian -- References -- Index -- About the Translator