The Alexandrian summaries of Galen's on critical days : : editions and translations of the two versions of the Jawami' / / with an introduction and notes by Gerrit Bos, Y. Tzvi Langermann.

• Author: Galen.
• TeilnehmendeR: Bos, Gerrit, 1948-; Langermann, Y. Tzvi,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 92.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Galen's impact on Islamic civilization, mainly on medicine but also on physics and philosophy, was enormous. His most important books were mediated through \'summaries\' which not only shortened, but in some cases also revised Galenic teachings. Several versions of these summaries exist, and their appreciation is critical for a proper understanding of the development of medieval science. This book presents the first editions, translations, and studies of the remaining summaries to On Critical Days . In Galenic theory, fevers develop towards a crisis which will determine the fate of a patient. The cycle of crisis is known through observation, but the search for the cause leads Galen and his later interpreters into the fields of astrology, arithmology, and more.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The \'Summaries\' and Other Recensions of Galen -- The \'Summaries\' of On Critical Days -- The Arabic Versions of the \'Alexandrian Summaries\' of Galen's On Critical Days -- The Translation of the Arabic Text -- The Hebrew Version of Shimshon ben Shlomo -- The Translation of the Hebrew Version -- Bibliography -- Arabic Glossary and Index (Princeton Manuscript) -- Hebrew Glossary and Index -- Index of Subjects.