ʿalī Ibn Sahl Rabban Aṭ-Ṭabarī's Health Regimen or "Book of the Pearl"

Arabic Text, English Translation, Introduction and Indices
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-44588-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Latin, Band 115, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 498 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

The Arabic treatise edited and translated here was written in the middle of the 9th century CE by 'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari, a Christian convert to Islam and one of the most remarkable thinkers of his time. The text can be described as a manual towards the preservation of health, addressed directly to the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil and his household. It represents not only the oldest extant specimen of its kind, but is also distinguished by its largely non-technical language, as well as by a narrative style that creates an unusual interface with classical Arabic prose literature. The Greek and Indian sources upon which at-Tabari relied testify to the synthetic and inclusive character of early Islamic medicine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

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Kahl, Oliver

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Kahl, Oliver

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Über Autor(innen)

Oliver Kahl, Ph.D. (1993), University of Manchester, is Research Fellow in the Department of Semitic Studies at Marburg University, Germany. He has published several books (mainly with Brill) as well as numerous articles on the history of Arabic medicine.