ʿalī Ibn Sahl Rabban Aṭ-Ṭabarī The Indian Books: A New Edition of the Arabic Text and First-Time English Translation - Couverture rigide

ʿAlī Ibn Sahl Rabban Aṭ-Ṭabarī

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ISBN 10 : 9004523294 ISBN 13 : 9789004523296

Editeur : Brill, 2022

Synopsis

ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī's Indian Books, completed in the year 850 CE as an appendix to his medico-philosophical chef-d'oeuvre "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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Oliver Kahl, Ph.D. (1993), University of Manchester, is Research Fellow in the Department of Semitic Studies at Marburg University, Germany. He has published several books (mainly with Brill) as well as numerous articles on the history of Arabic science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: arabe
• ISBN 10: 9004523294
• ISBN 13: 9789004523296
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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