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Syriac Medicine and Hunayn ibn Ishaq's Arabic Translation of the Hippocratic Aphorisms

About Syriac Medicine and Hunayn ibn Ishaq's Arabic Translation of the Hippocratic Aphorisms

This volume traces this history from Justinian-era monastic communities through Sassanid medical academies to the caliphal court at Baghdad by comparing the Syriac and Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms, a venerable Greek introduction to the art of medicine, focusing on the work of the famous translator and physician Hunayn ibn Ishaq.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198828082
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • March 28, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 248x160x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 512 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Syriac Medicine and Hunayn ibn Ishaq's Arabic Translation of the Hippocratic Aphorisms

This volume traces this history from Justinian-era monastic communities through Sassanid medical academies to the caliphal court at Baghdad by comparing the Syriac and Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms, a venerable Greek introduction to the art of medicine, focusing on the work of the famous translator and physician Hunayn ibn Ishaq.

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