The Indian books
"Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Indian Books, completed in the year 850 CE as an appendix to his medico-philosophical chef-d'œuvre "Paradise of Wisdom", belong to the most remarkable texts in Arabic scientific literature. The Indian Books offer a unique, interpretative summ...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden, Boston
Brill
2022
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| Schriftenreihe: | Islamic philosophy, theology and science
Volume 121 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Ali ibn Sahl Rabban at-Tabari's Indian Books, completed in the year 850 CE as an appendix to his medico-philosophical chef-d'œuvre "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. Tabari's learned exposé of Ayurveda also throws a more nuanced light on the allegedly uncontested supremacy of Greek humoralism in 9th-century Arabic medicine"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 261 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9789004523296 978-90-04-52329-6 |