Researching the work of Abraham ibn Ezra with Shlomo Sela

Episode 33 November 04, 2020 01:04:54
Researching the work of Abraham ibn Ezra with Shlomo Sela
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Researching the work of Abraham ibn Ezra with Shlomo Sela

Nov 04 2020 | 01:04:54

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Show Notes

In this podcast we have the honour of talking with Professor Shlomo Sela, one of the leading historians of astrology. His research has focused on the works of the Jewish medieval astrologer Abraham ibn Ezra, and in the last decades he published critical editions of Ezra’s known writings. In the podcast we discussed various aspects of Professor Sela’s research, Abraham ibn Ezra role in the history of astrology, and his latest book.

For an overview of Professor Sela’s works see: https://biu.academia.edu/SSela

The Professor’s latest publication can be found here: https://brill.com/view/title/56809

For his editions of ibn Ezra’s works see: https://brill.com/search?f_0=author&level=parent&pageSize=10&q_0=Shlomo+Sela&sort=relevance

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