The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's Pragmateia

This study of the reception of Paul of Aegina's handbook (or "pragmateia") in the Syriac and Arabic traditions provides fascinating new insights into Greek-Syriac-Arabic translation techniques and the impact of Greek medical theory on the development of Islamic medicine.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Pormann
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.2004
• EAN: 9789004137578
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13757-8
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 244 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General