A history of Jewish gynaecological texts in the Middle Ages
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A history of Jewish gynaecological texts in the Middle Ages
（Brill's series in Jewish studies, v. 20）
Brill, 1998
- : cloth
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Text in English and Hebrew
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-230) and index
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This study fills a major gap in the history of medicine, namely the history of medieval Hebrew medicine, in particular of Jewish women's medicine. A general introduction to the history of medieval Jewish medicine, its origins in Muslim countries, the main Arabic and Judeo-Arabic texts, and the renaissance of Hebrew as a language of science in the 12th-15th centuries is followed by a survey and analysis of the 15 extant medieval Jewish gynaecological texts (including translations from Greek, Latin and Arabic as well as original Hebrew treatises) and a comparison of the particular characteristics of Jewish gynaecology to the Latin and Arabic traditions.
In the second part of the work the author presents critical editions with translations of six medieval Jewish gynaecological texts.
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