ʿalī Ibn Sahl Rabban Aṭ-Ṭabarī's Health Regimen or "Book of the Pearl" - Arabic Text, English Translation, Introduction and Indices

ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī's health manual, which is edited and translated here, was written in the middle of the 9th century CE for a lay audience and represents the earliest extant Arabic text of its kind.

About the author

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 medicine.

Product details

• Authors: &
• Assisted by: Oliver Kahl (Editor), Oliver Kahl (Translation)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2020
• EAN: 9789004445888
• ISBN: 978-90-04-44588-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Weight: 498 g
• Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology a
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General