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ʿubaidallāh Ibn Buḫtīsūʿ On Apparent Death: The Kitāb Taḥrīm Dafn Al-Aḥyāʾ, Arabic Edit Approx. 380 Pp. Edition
Contributor(s): Kahl, Oliver (Editor)

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 ISBN: 9004371281     ISBN-13: 9789004371286
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE: $153.90  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Language: Arabic
Published: August 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Religious
- Religion | Islam - General
- Medical | History
Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" L (1.40 lbs) 354 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Multi-Lingual
 
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Publisher Description:
The Kitāb Taḥrīm dafn al-aḥyāʾ, the Book on the Prohibition to Bury the Living, written by the Nestorian physician ʿUbaidallāh Ibn Buḫtīsūʿ (d. c. 1060 CE), deals with the causes, signs and treatments of apparent death. Based on a short pseudo-Galenic treatise, whose Greek original is lost, ʿUbaidallāh's Arabic commentary is a comprehensive and in many ways unique piece of scientific writing that moreover promotes a psychological understanding of physical illness. Oliver Kahl's present book offers a critical Arabic edition with annotated English translation of ʿUbaidallāh's work on apparent death, framed by a detailed introductory study and extensive glossaries covering all relevant terms; for comparative purposes, the Arabic and Hebrew recensions of the lost Greek prototype are presented in an appendix.
 
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