This work by Qust?a Ibn Luqa, the only known health guide for the pilgrim to Mecca, discusses in a concise and logical manner the best regime for the traveller, the diseases which may befall him and their treatment. It is an eloquent witness to the author's profound knowledge of the works of ancient physicians, especially those of the Byzantine physician Paul of Aegina. After an exposition of the best regimen for the traveller, Qust?a mentions the different diseases which may befall him, namely, fatigue, earache, diseases of the bronchial tubes and those caused by dust. Recommended remedies are simple and compound drugs, bathing and massage. Qust?a then discusses criteria to determine the quality of water, means to improve bad water, and means to quench one's thirst. In the next chapters Qust?a treats the prophylaxis against vermin and the treatment of stings and bites caused by them. After a lucid exposition of spontaneous generation, Qust?a concludes his treatise by discussing the occurrence of the Dracunculus medinensis and its treatment.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'There is a wealth of interesting and important material, including much on materia medica, buried in the extensive commentary accompanying this careful and well-written translation.'
Emilie Savage-Smith, Bull. Hist. Med., 1993.
'...pourvu d'un apparat critique abondant et soigne. La traduction anglaise est fidele; de plus de longues notes facilitent la comprehension de passages souvent techniques.'
C. Gilliot, Bulletin d'Islamologie et d'Etudes Arabes, 1993.
'...an excellent edition, translation and detailes commentary...'
Andrew J. Newman, Medical History, 1993.
'Il faut feliciter G. Bos d'avoir donne cette bonne edition du premier guide sanitaire pour les voyageurs, compose, en arabe, par l'un des plus grands savants du IXe siecle.'
Gerard Troupeau, Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques, 1994.
'...a most valuable and commendable addition to our knowledge of medicine in the early medieval Near East, with relevance and importance to areas far beyond its immediate subject.'
Lawrence I. Conrad Bulletin School of Oriental & African Studies, 1995.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 165 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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978-90-04-09541-0 (9789004095410)
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Gerrit Bos, Ph.D. (1989) at the Vrije Universiteit, thesis: The Treatise of Qust?a Ibn Luqa on the Regimen during the Pilgrimage to Mecca.
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