Anatomia, 1838 (Hawaiian Text with English Translation) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780824825850)

Anatomia is the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language. Gerrit P. Judd, for a time the only medical missionary in the Islands, wrote the text in 1838 to teach basic anatomy to Hawaiians enrolled at the Mission Seminary (Lahainaluna School). Working from a standard elementary textbook of the time, Judd provided his students with more than a simple, straight translation. Rather than "Hawaiianize" Latin or English names and terms, he devised new vocabulary and explained medical functions and practices in words that would be readily understood by a Hawaiian.

Judd's use of Hawaiian terms and descriptions gives us insights into native cultural and healing practices in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Anatomia is a valuable addition to the growing collection of translations on native health and will be greatly appreciated by linguists, historians, and students of Hawaiian language and culture.

Author: Gerrit P. Judd
ISBN-10: 0824825853
ISBN-13: 9780824825850
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.08w x 0.69d