The Abbreviation of the Introduction to Astrology
Together with the Medieval Latin Translation of Adelard of Bath
Seiten
1994
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-09997-5 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-09997-5 (ISBN)
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This edition and translation of the abbreviation made by Abū Ma`šar (787-886) of his own Great Introduction to Astrology, together with the twelfth-century Latin version, provides a convenient picture of the main tenets of medieval astrology.
Abū Ma‘šar (787-886, in Western Europe known as Albumasar) was the best known astrologer of the Middle Ages in both the Islamic world and the Christian West. His master-work was the Great Introduction to astrology, which was copied into numerous Arabic manuscripts, translated twice into Latin, and printed in the Renaissance. However, he himself made an abbreviation of this work, which summarised the astrological information in the larger work in a convenient way. This abbreviation survives in two Arabic manuscripts and a Latin translation made by Adelard of Bath in the early twelfth century.
The Abbreviation of the Introduction to Astrology contains the first edition of the Abbreviation and the Latin translation, with English translations of both texts and several indexes. As well as being of interest to cultural historians it should serve as a useful introduction to medieval astrology.
Abū Ma‘šar (787-886, in Western Europe known as Albumasar) was the best known astrologer of the Middle Ages in both the Islamic world and the Christian West. His master-work was the Great Introduction to astrology, which was copied into numerous Arabic manuscripts, translated twice into Latin, and printed in the Renaissance. However, he himself made an abbreviation of this work, which summarised the astrological information in the larger work in a convenient way. This abbreviation survives in two Arabic manuscripts and a Latin translation made by Adelard of Bath in the early twelfth century.
The Abbreviation of the Introduction to Astrology contains the first edition of the Abbreviation and the Latin translation, with English translations of both texts and several indexes. As well as being of interest to cultural historians it should serve as a useful introduction to medieval astrology.
Michio Yano, Professor of Kyoto Sangyo University, teaches Sanskrit, Arabic, and History of Science. He has published extensively on the History of Indian astronomy and astrology, including Astrologers' India (Tokyo, 1992, in Japanese). Charles Burnett, Ph.D. (Cambridge, 1976), lecturer in the history of Arabic/Islamic influence in Europe in the Middle Ages at the Warburg Institute, University of London, has written over fifty articles on the transmission of Arabic learning and medieval European culture. Keiji Yamamoto was Associate Professor at Kyoto Sangyo University, Institute for World Affairs and Cultures. He edited and translated several Arabic astrology texts into English and Japanese.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.3.1994 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 15 |
| Co-Autor | Adelard of Bath |
| Übersetzer | Michio Yano, Yamamoto, Charles Burnett |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 481 g |
| Einbandart | Leinen |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Astrologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-09997-2 / 9004099972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-09997-5 / 9789004099975 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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