Abraham Ibn Ezra on Elections, Interrogations, and Medical Astrology - A Parallel Hebrew-English Critical Edition of the Book of Elections (3 Versions), the Book of Interrogations (3 Versions), and the Book of the Luminaries

This volume offers the first critical edition of the Hebrew text, with English translation and commentary, of seven astrological treatises by Abraham Ibn Ezra: the "Book of Elections" (3 versions); the "Book of Interrogations" (3 versions); and the "Book of the Luminaries." This volume, then, covers the astrological doctrine of elections, which is concerned with finding the best time to begin a particular activity; the doctrine of interrogations, designed to allow astrologers to reply to questions related to daily life; and the astrological theory behind the doctrine of the critical days, when marked changes take place in the symptoms of a disease. These three systems of astrology were combined in a single volume because Ibn Ezra considers them to be closely interrelated.

Product details

• Authors: Shlomo Sela
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2011
• EAN: 9789004212206
• ISBN: 978-90-04-21220-6
• No. of pages: 672
• Weight: 1127 g
• Series: Études Sur Le Judaïsme Médiéva
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics