ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl" : Arabic text, English translation, introduction and indices / by Oliver Kahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabbān, active 9th century, author.

Contributor:

Kahl, Oliver, translator.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 115.

Islamic philosophy, theology and science : texts and studies ; volume 115

Standardized Title:

Kitāb al-luʼluʼah. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Arab.

Health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Health.

Medicine, Arabic.

Medical Subjects:

Medicine, Arabic.

Health.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Health regimen

Book of the pearl

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Language Note:

In English and Arabic.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Ṭabarī, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabbān, active 9th century. Kitāb al-luʼluʼah.

Other Format:

Online version: Kahl, Oliver, ʻAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl"

ISBN:

9789004445888

9004445889

OCLC:

1200831723