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
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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
（Études sur le judaïsme médiéval / dirigées par G. Vajda, t. 50 . Abraham Ibn Ezra's astrological writings ; v. 3）
Brill, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
"Despite these quibbles, Shlomo Sela is to be congratulated for making Ibn Ezra's astrological treatises available in a modern edition of very high quality."
Bernard Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh
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