This chapter addresses the genesis, sources, structure, contents, and fortune of the toxicological Book on Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs (also referred to here as On Poisons) by the famous Jewish intellectual and physician Moses Maimonides (d. 1204). The discussion is placed in the context of Maimonides' medical contributions and the medical and toxicological knowledge of the Islamic world. The transmission of the work in its Arabic original, and Hebrew and Latin translations, is analyzed, and a survey of modern scholarship on this work is provided.
Ferrario G. (2017). Maimonides' Book on Poisons and the Protection Against Lethal Drugs. Amsterdam : Elsevier Inc. [10.1016/B978-0-12-809554-6.00003-2].
Maimonides' Book on Poisons and the Protection Against Lethal Drugs
Ferrario G.
Primo
2017
Abstract
This chapter addresses the genesis, sources, structure, contents, and fortune of the toxicological Book on Poisons and the Protection against Lethal Drugs (also referred to here as On Poisons) by the famous Jewish intellectual and physician Moses Maimonides (d. 1204). The discussion is placed in the context of Maimonides' medical contributions and the medical and toxicological knowledge of the Islamic world. The transmission of the work in its Arabic original, and Hebrew and Latin translations, is analyzed, and a survey of modern scholarship on this work is provided.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
