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Oliver Kahl

The Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian Sources in the Comprehensive Book of Rhazes

English · Hardback

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Description

In this study of the Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian sources in Rhazes' (d. 925 CE) famous Arabic encyclopedia titled al-Ḥāwī, Oliver Kahl offers for the first time a textual and historical documentation of an hitherto neglected 'foreign' cluster of material.

About the author

Oliver Kahl, Ph.D. (1993), University of Manchester, is currently affiliated to the Department of Semitology at the University of Marburg. His work is concerned with the history of Islamic science, and notably with the origins of Arabic medicine and pharmacy.

Product details

Authors	Oliver Kahl
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	09.04.2015

EAN	9789004290259
ISBN	978-90-04-29025-9
No. of pages	502
Dimensions	163 mm x 239 mm x 33 mm
Weight	885 g
Series	Islamic Philosophy, Theology a
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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