Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collections
In this article, I will explore the fortune of Hippocrates in the Syriac alchemical literature. I will investigate a so far unedited Syriac text (MS Cambridge University Library, Mm. 6.29, ff. 133r–134v) that presents Hippocrates as the founder of alchemy and medicine. This text is edited here for t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 230-251 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hippocrates 460 BC-370 BC
/ Alchemy
/ Homer ca. 8 BC. Jh.
/ Arabia
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RelBib Classification: | KBK Europe (East) KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
Further subjects: | B
Hippocrates
alchemy
Homer
Syriac alchemical collections
early Arabic alchemy
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