'Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl" : Arabic text, English translation, introduction and indices / / by Oliver Kahl

• Autore: Kahl Oliver
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 610
• Soggetto topico: Medicine, Arab; Health
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Health regimen or "Book of the pearl"
• ISBN: 90-04-44589-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823159003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; ; Volume 115.