Epidemics in Context |
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| Editor:
| Pormann, Peter E. |
| Series title: | Scientia Graeco-Arabica Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-59703-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $168.00 |
Book Description:
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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."
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."