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

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 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 9 Abbreviations......Page 11 Introduction......Page 13 Part One: First Version of the Book of Elections by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 57 Part Two: Notes to the First Version of the Book of Elections......Page 103 Part Three: Second Version of the Book of Elections by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 153 Part Four: Notes to the Second Version of the Book of Elections......Page 191 Part Five: Third Version of the Book of Elections by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 229 Part Six: Notes to the Third Version of the Book of Elections......Page 237 Part Seven: First Version of the Book of Interrogations by Abraham Ibn Ezra......Page 251 Part Eight: Notes to the First Version of the Book of Interrogations......Page 311 Part Nine: Second Version of the Book of Interrogations by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 359 Part Ten: Notes to the Second Version of the Book of Interrogations......Page 411 Part Eleven: Third Version of the Book of Interrogations by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 449 Part Twelve: Notes to the Third Version of the Book of Interrogations......Page 457 Part Thirteen: Book of the Luminaries by Abraham Ibn Ezra. Hebrew Text and English Translation......Page 463 Part Fourteen: Notes to the Book of the Luminaries......Page 497 Part Fifteen: Appendices......Page 537 Bibliography......Page 569 English-Hebrew Glossary of Technical Terms (3 Versions of Sefer ha-Mivharim)......Page 577 English-Hebrew Glossary of Technical Terms (3 Versions of Sefer ha-She'elot)......Page 602 English-Hebrew Glossary of Technical Terms (3 Versions of Sefer ha-Me'orot)......Page 630 Hebrew-English Index to the English-Hebrew Glossaries......Page 643 Index of Technical Terms and Biographical Notes......Page 657 Index......Page 661 In this third volume of the series Abraham Ibn Ezra's Astrological Writings, Seal (Jewish philosophy, Bar-Ilan U.) presents the first critical edition, with English translation and commentary, of seven astrological texts by Ibn Ezra (1092-1167), a Jew who was raised and educated in the context of Arabic Spain. They cover three systems of astrology: elections--finding the best time to begin a particular activity, interrogations--answering questions related to daily life, and the astrological theory behind the doctrine of critical days when marked changes take place in the symptoms of a disease. Ibn Ezra himself thought the three were related, he says, both technically and because they were all a relief from the usual nativities and historical astrology. Extensive scholarly paraphernalia are provided, including separate English-Hebrew glossaries of technical terms for each of the three sets of documents. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book Of The Luminaries. Edited, Translated, And Annotated By Shlomo Sela. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.