02297nam 2200481 450 991082315900332120210629123846.090-04-44589-710.1163/9789004445895(CKB)4100000011632693(MiAaPQ)EBC6419880(OCoLC)1200831723(nllekb)BRILL9789004445895(PPN)265582008(EXLCZ)99410000001163269320210312d2021 uy 0engurun####uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediardacarrier'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl" Arabic text, English translation, introduction and indices /by Oliver KahlLeiden ;Boston :BRILL,[2021]©20211 online resourceIslamic philosophy, theology, and science ;Volume 11590-04-44588-9 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;Volume 115.Medicine, ArabHealthHandbooks, manuals, etcMedicine, Arab.Health610Kahl Oliver688588MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823159003321Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl"4014419UNINA