Buch, Englisch, Band 121, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
A New Edition of the Arabic Text and First-Time English Translation
Buch, Englisch, Band 121, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
ISBN: 978-90-04-52329-6
Verlag: Brill
'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Indian Books, completed in the year 850 CE as an appendix to his medico-philosophical chef-d'œuvre "Paradise of Wisdom", belong to the most remarkable texts in Arabic scientific literature. The Indian Books offer a unique, interpretative summary of the main tenets of Ayurvedic medicine, as understood by Arabic-speaking scholars on the basis of now lost translations from Sanskrit. The present book centres around a critical edition and annotated translation of this crucial text, framed by a detailed introduction and extensive glossaries of terms. Tabari's learned exposé of Ayurveda also throws a more nuanced light on the allegedly uncontested supremacy of Greek humoralism in 9th-century Arabic medicine.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
