LEADER 02297nam 2200481 450 001 9910823159003321 005 20210629123846.0 010 $a90-04-44589-7 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004445895 035 $a(CKB)4100000011632693 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6419880 035 $z(OCoLC)1200831723 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004445895 035 $a(PPN)265582008 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011632693 100 $a20210312d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun####uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$a'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl" $eArabic text, English translation, introduction and indices /$fby Oliver Kahl 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBRILL,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aIslamic philosophy, theology, and science ;$vVolume 115 311 $a90-04-44588-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The Arabic treatise edited and translated here was written in the middle of the 9th century CE by ?Ali? ibn Sahl Rabban at?-T?abari?, a Christian convert to Islam and one of the most remarkable thinkers of his time. The text can be described as a manual towards the preservation of health, addressed directly to the ?Abba?sid caliph al-Mutawakkil and his household. It represents not only the oldest extant specimen of its kind, but is also distinguished by its largely non-technical language, as well as by a narrative style that creates an unusual interface with classical Arabic prose literature. The Greek and Indian sources upon which at?-T?abari?relied testify to the synthetic and inclusive character of early Islamic medicine"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aIslamic philosophy, theology, and science ;$vVolume 115. 606 $aMedicine, Arab 606 $aHealth$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aMedicine, Arab. 615 0$aHealth 676 $a610 700 $aKahl$b Oliver$0688588 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823159003321 996 $aAli ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl"$94014419 997 $aUNINA