On historical astrology : the book of religions and dynasties (on the great conjunctions)

This is the second of two volumes providing the Arabic, Latin and English versions of the major text on political astrology of the Middle Ages. The original text is attributed to Abu Ma'sar (787-866 AD) or to his pupil Ibn al-Bazyar, and was translated into Latin in the mid-12th century. In eight books (parts) it provides the scientific basis for predictions concerning kings, prophets, dynasties, religions, wars, epidemics and more by means of conjunctions of planets. This edition of the text aims to provide the contexts for the frequent citation of this work by both Arabic and Latin authors and also includes numerous details concerning Islamic history.

This is the first of two volumes providing the Arabic, Latin and English versions of the major text on political astrology of the Middle Ages. The original text is attributed to Abu Ma'sar (787-866 AD) or to his pupil Ibn al-Bazyar, and was translated into Latin in the mid-12th century. In eight books (parts) it provides the scientific basis for predictions concerning kings, prophets, dynasties, religions, wars, epidemics and more by means of conjunctions of planets. This edition of the text aims to provide the contexts for the frequent citation of this work by both Arabic and Latin authors and also includes numerous details concerning Islamic history.

These two volumes provide the Arabic, Latin and English text of the major work on historical astrology of the Middle Ages. The text is attributed either to Abu Ma'sar (787-886) or to his pupil Ibn al-Bazyar, and was translated into Latin in the mid-twelfth century. In eight books (parts) it provides the scientific basis for predictions concerning kings, prophets, dynasties, religions, wars, epidemics etc., by means of conjunctions of planets, comets and other astronomical factors. It is cited frequently by both Arabic and Latin authors. These editions will provide, for the first time, the context of these citations. Aside from its intrinsic interest for cultural history and the history of science, this work provides several details. All volumes of the print edition are available in individual e-books: 9789004530980 (volume 1) - 9789004530997 (volume 2).