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Bos, Gerrit and Kaes, Fabian (2016). Arabic Pharmacognostic Literature and Its Jewish Antecedents: Marwan ibn Ganah (Rabbi Jonah), Kitab al-Talhis. Aleph-Hist. Stud. Sci. Jud., 16 (1). S. 145 - 230. BLOOMINGTON: INDIANA UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1565-5423

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Abstract

Marwan ibn Ganah, known in the Jewish tradition as Rabbi Jonah, is renowned for his works on Hebrew grammar and lexicography, which he composed in al-Andalus in the first half of the eleventh century. Less well known is a fundamental work he composed on the nomenclature of medicinal drugs, the Kitab al-Talhis (Book of the Commentary). This text was deemed to be lost until a complete manuscript was discovered in Istanbul in the 1970s (MS Ayasofya 3603). The authors, who are currently preparing an edition of the Talhis, sketch the profound influence of Ibn Ganah's book on the Arabic literature on simple drugs. They also discuss a number of aspects of the contents of the Talks, which provide insights into Ibn Ganah's skills as physician and Arabic philologist. Special attention is devoted to passages that contain data with cultural, social or economical implications.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bos, Gerrit UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kaes, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-289885
Journal or Publication Title:	Aleph-Hist. Stud. Sci. Jud.
Volume:	16
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 145 - 230
Date:	2016
Publisher:	INDIANA UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	BLOOMINGTON
ISSN:	1565-5423
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language History & Philosophy Of Science; Religion Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28988