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Astronomical Content and its Sources in Abraham Ibn Ezra’s Introductions to Astrology

  • Shlomo Sela

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Abstract

Abraham Ibn Ezra was a pioneer of medieval Hebrew science, author of the first comprehensive set of Hebrew astrological textbooks. He became influential in the Latin West only decades after his death, when his works were translated in the 1290s. His two introductions to astrology, Reshit Ḥokhmah and Mishpeṭei ha-Mazzalot, were written to explain concepts common to the various branches of astrology addressed in more specifictreaties, but they also incorporate significant astronomical content.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)427-454
Number of pages28
JournalCahiers de Recherches Medievales et Humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
Volume1
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Oct 2024

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© 2024. Classiques Garnier. Reproduction et diffusion interdites.

Keywords

  • Abraham Ibn Ezra
  • astronomical tables
  • medieval astronomy and astrology
  • planetary retrogradations
  • star catalogue

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