Abraham Ibn Ezra on nativities and continuous horoscopy : : a parallel Hebrew-English critical edition of the book of nativities and the book of revolution / / edited, translated, and annotated by Shlomo Sela.

• Superior document: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval, tome LIX
• Author: Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1092-1167.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sela, Shlomo.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden [Netherlands] : : Brill,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval ; t. 59.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (604 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The present volume offers the first critical edition, accompanied with English translation and commentary, of Sefer ha-Moladot , which addresses the doctrine of nativities and the system of continuous horoscopy in nativities, and of Sefer ha-Tequfah , which is devoted exclusively to continuous horoscopy in nativities. The doctrine of nativities makes predictions about the whole of an individual’s subsequent life on the basis of the natal chart, and the system of continuous horoscopy in nativities is concerned with the interval between life and death and makes predictions based mainly on anniversary horoscopes, which are juxtaposed with the natal horoscope. To Abraham Ibn Ezra’s mind, not only are these two doctrines the core of astrology; they also epitomize the praxis of the astrological métier. “Sela...has provided explanatory appendices and very interesting notes about Jewish attitudes toward the sciences and astrology in the middle ages.” Reference andamp; Research Book News, 2013.

Table of Contents

part one. Book of nativities. Hebrew text and English translation -- part two. Notes to the book of nativities -- part three. Book of revolution. Hebrew text and English translation -- part four. Notes to the book of revolution -- part five. Apendices.