The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's "Pragmateia"

P. E. Pormann

BRILL, 2004 - Science - 337 pages

The volume investigates how Paul of Aegina's medical handbook or pragmateia was transmitted and transformed through Syriac and Arabic translations, becoming one of the cornerstones of the Islamic medical tradition. It uses new manuscript evidence in order to explore the crucial impact of Paul's pragmateia, tracing its steps through different languages and cultures in the Middle East.A discussion of different Syriac and Arabic authors who quote the pragmateia such as Ibn Serapion and Rhazes is followed by detailed studies of Greek-Syriac-Arabic translation technique, examining, for instance, ophthalmologic terminology, and giving a critical appraisal of translation syntax and lexicography. Paul's influence on the development of medical theory in the Islamic world and beyond is also addressed, making it an important contribution not only to Graeco-Arabic studies, but also to the history of medicine in general.

Contents

• Chapter One Syriac Sources: 13
• Conclusions: 45
• Chapter Two Arabic Sources: 47
• contents to part one Nightmare PAeg ch 3 15: 79
• Lycanthropy PAeg ch 3 16: 80
• Apoplexy PAeg ch 3 18: 81
• Spasms PAeg ch 3 19: 87
• Materia Medica PAeg book 7: 89
• Unlocated quotations: 90
• Conclusions: 91
• AlBalad ī: 92
• Examination of Milk: 95
• Pustules and Ulcers: 98
• Cough: 99
• Teething: 100
• Thrush: 101
• Moisture in the Ears: 102
• Regimen for years 713: 104
• Regimen for years 1420: 105
• Cradlecap: 106
• Proliferating Flesh in the Ear: 107
• Bedwetting: 108
• Prolapse of the Rectum: 109
• Indications of Childbirth: 110
• Conclusions: 112
• Monhmera Onedayremedies: 115
• Ciakon Chiac: 116
• Swancollyria Kuknoç Kuknarion: 118
• Nardinon Nardcollyrium: 119
• Rosecollyria: 121
• Contents to Part Two: 125
• Previous Scholarship 127 Chapter Three Terminology: 135
• Chapter Four Lexicography: 223
• Greek into Arabic: 239
• Chapter Six Comparative Translation Studies: 259
• Conclusions and Prospects: 285
• Contents to Part Three: 291
• General Conclusions: 311
• Bibliography: 315
• Greek: 330

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's "Pragmateia"; Volume 29 of Studies in ancient medicine, ISSN 0925-1421
• Author: P. E. Pormann
• Publisher: BRILL, 2004
• ISBN: 9004137572, 9789004137578
• Length: 337 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Interior Design / General; Medical / History; Science / History