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Author:   Oliver Kahl
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   93
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.895kg
ISBN:  

9789004290259

ISBN 10:   9004290257
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   09 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgements ............................................................................ Preface ............................................................................................ Introduction ....................................................................................... 1. The Sanskrit Sources ................................................................... a. Atreya ................................................................................... b. Susruta .................................................................................. c. Caraka .................................................................................. d. Vagbhata ............................................................................... e. Ravigupta ............................................................................... f. Madhava ................................................................................ g. Anonyma ............................................................................... 2. The Syriac Sources ..................................................................... a. Sargis of Resʿaina ................................................................... b. Slemon ................................................................................. c. Gurgis bar Gabriel bar Boktyesuʿ ................................................ d. Huzaye ................................................................................. e. Iyob Urhaya ........................................................................... f. Semʿon .................................................................................... g. Yohannan bar Serapyon ........................................................... 3. The Persian Sources ................................................................... a. Qahraman .............................................................................. b. Ibn Abi Halid al-Farisi ............................................................... 4. Some General Observations ......................................................... 5. Note on Metrological Units ............................................................ Texts and Translations ........................................................................ 1. The Sanskrit Sources .................................................................. a. Atreya ................................................................................... b. Susruta ................................................................................. c. Caraka .................................................................................. d. Vagbhata ............................................................................... e. Ravigupta .............................................................................. f. Madhava ................................................................................ g. Anonyma ............................................................................... 2. The Syriac Sources ..................................................................... a. Sargis of Resʿaina ................................................................... b. Slemon ................................................................................. c. Gurgis bar Gabriel bar Boktyesuʿ ................................................ d. Huzaye ................................................................................. e. Iyob Urhaya ........................................................................... f. Semʿon .................................................................................. g. Yohannan bar Serapyon ........................................................... 3. The Persian Sources ................................................................... a. Qahraman .............................................................................. b. Ibn Abi Halid al-Farisi ............................................................... 4. Variae Lectiones from RH(3) ........................................................... List of Abbreviations and Bibliography ..................................................... Glossaries ........................................................................................ 1. Arabic ........................................................................................ a. English-Arabic ....................................................................... b. Arabic-English ...................................................................... 2. Sanskrit ..................................................................................... a. English-Sanskrit .................................................................... b. Sanskrit-English .................................................................... 3. Botanical Names ........................................................................ a. English-Latin ......................................................................... b. Latin-English ........................................................................

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Winner of the 24th I.R. Iran World Award for Book of the Year

Winner of the 24th I.R. Iran World Award for Book of the Year ... The Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian Sources in the Comprehensive Book of Rhazes adds new, remarkable knowledge and references to the corpus and history of Arabic/Islamic medicine, and it is a worthwhile addition to the personal library of any researcher of the history of medicine in general. - Ayman Yasin Atat, in: Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 113/2 (2018)

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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.

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