ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī: The Indian Books : : A new edition of the Arabic text and first-time English translation / / by ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī ; (Edited by) Oliver Kahl.

• Superior document: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 121
• VerfasserIn: aṭ-Ṭabarī, ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kahl, Oliver,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; Arabic
• Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; 121.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Other title: A new edition of the Arabic text and first-time English translation
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004523308
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī ; (Edited by) Oliver Kahl.

ʿAlī ibn Sahl aṭ-Ṭabarī's Indian Books, completed in Samarra in 850 CE, offer a unique, interpretative summary of Ayurvedic medicine, as he understood it on the basis of now lost Arabic translations from Sanskrit. ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī'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. Ṭabarī's learned exposé of Ayurveda also throws a more nuanced light on the allegedly uncontested supremacy of Greek humoralism in 9th-century Arabic medicine.