QUADERNI DI NOCTUA
La tradizione filosofica dall’antico al moderno. Studi e testi
History of Philosophy from the Ancient to the Modern Age. Studies and Editions
Autore / Author: Anna Gili
Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Padova – Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Titolo / Title: Leprosy (al-ǧuḏām) and Smallpox (al-ǧudarī) in the Kitāb al-Malakī and its Two Latin Translations
Abstract: The contribution aims to analyze the pathology of leprosy (al-ǧuḏām) and smallpox (al-ǧudarī) in the Arabic medical encyclopedia Kitāb al-Malakī, composed by the physician ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbas al-Maǧūsī, and in its two Latin translations, the Pantegni by Constantine the African and the Liber Regalis by Stephen of Antioch. The study of the Arabic text shows that the etiology of these diseases involves an interplay of different factors, including contagion, and explains to what extent the Kitāb al-Malakī presents original doctrines. Secondly, by taking into account similarities and shifts in comparison with the Arabic original, the contribution shows how the two Latin translators faced the challenge of creating a new lexicon as a vehicle for the innovative translated ideas.
Keywords: leprosy; smallpox; Kitāb al-Malakī; Pantegni; Liber Regalis; contagion.
DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua7-3
Pagine / Pages: 70-107
Pubblicazione / Publication date: 12/12/2024
Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua7-3
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