'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl" : : Arabic text, English translation, introduction and indices / / by Oliver Kahl.
"The Arabic treatise edited and translated here was written in the middle of the 9th century CE by ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī, 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, addr...
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| Superior document: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 115. |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
Volume 115. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | "The Arabic treatise edited and translated here was written in the middle of the 9th century CE by ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī, 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 ʻAbbāsid 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 aṭ-Ṭabarīrelied testify to the synthetic and inclusive character of early Islamic medicine"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004445897 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Oliver Kahl. |