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Avicenna in Medieval Hebrew Translation : Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Translation of Kitāb al-Najāt, on Psychology and Metaphysics.
Title:
Avicenna in Medieval Hebrew Translation : Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Translation of Kitāb al-Najāt, on Psychology and Metaphysics.
Author:
Elgrably-Berzin, Gabriella.
ISBN:
9789004281974
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (235 pages)
Series:
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; v.91

Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ṭodros Ṭodrosi and the Hebrew Translation Movement -- 2. The Translator of Avicenna -- 3. Avicenna's Concept of the Soul -- 4. Notes on Avicenna and Jewish Thinkers -- Chapter 1. Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Hebrew Translation of Kitāb al-Najāt (Haẓalat ha-Nefesh), Section Two, Treatise Six: "On the Soul" -- 1. Guide to the Critical Apparatuses -- The Manuscripts -- The First Apparatus -- The Second Apparatus -- 2. Sigla and Abbreviations Used in the Text -- Hebrew Manuscripts -- Arabic Manuscripts and Editions -- Others -- 3. Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Hebrew Translation of Kitāb al-Najāt (Haẓalat ha-Nefesh), Section Two, Treatise Six: A Critical Edition -- Chapter 2. Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Method of Translation: A Study of Language and Translation Techniques -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ṭodrosi's Arabic Version -- 3. Ṭodrosi's Approach to Translation -- 4. The Hebrew Tradition of Literalism -- 5. Ṭodrosi's Syntax -- Verb -- The Noun -- Complements -- Pronouns and Pronominals -- Prepositions and Conjunctions -- Subordinate Clauses -- 6. Ṭodrosi's Terminology -- Ṭodrosi's Distinctive Use of Hebrew Terms and Expressions -- 7. Variations in Ṭodrosi's Use of Terminology -- ‮קנה‬‎ -- ‮רגש‬‎ -- ‮תכף‬‎ -- ‮אות‬‎ -- ‮עסק‬‎ -- ‮מציאות‬‎ -- ‮השתכלות‬‎ -- ‮הווה‬‎ -- ‮סתר‬‎ -- 8. Epilogue -- Chapter 3. Shem Ṭov ben Joseph Ibn Falaquera and Ṭodros Ṭodrosi: Two Translators of a Similar Text -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Juxtaposition of Equivalent Sections in Ṭodrosi's Translation of The Salvation and Falaquera's Guide to the Guide -- 3. Juxtaposition of Equivalent Sections in The Salvation in Ṭodrosi's Translation and Falaquera's Book of the Soul -- 4. Notes on Hebrew Terminology -- 5. Notes on Arabic Terminology -- 6. General Style -- Conclusion.

Appendix. Avicenna's Metaphysics in Ṭodros Ṭodrosi's Incomplete Hebrew Translation of Kitāb al-Najāt, III -- 1. Introduction -- Glossaries -- 1. Hebrew-Arabic -- 2. Arabic-Hebrew -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index.
Abstract:
In The Medieval Hebrew Translation of Avicenna's Kitāb al-Najāt presents an analysis and critical edition of the fourteenth-century Hebrew version of a major Arabic philosophical text, focusing on the psychology. It also includes an appendix featuring the section on metaphysics.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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