Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Qusṭā ibn Lūqā (0820?-0912?)
Titre(s) : Qusṭā ibn Lūqā's medical regime for the pilgrims to Mecca [Texte imprimé] : the Risālā fī tadbīr safar al-ḥajj / edited with translation and commentary by Gerrit Bos
Traduction de : Risālah fī tadbīr al-abdān fī safar li-salāmah min al-maraḍ wa-al-khaṭar
Publication : Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1992
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (184 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : Islamic philosophy and theology, ISSN 0169-8729 ; v. 11
Lien à la collection : Islamic philosophy, theology and science
Note(s) : English and Arabic. - Translation of: Risālah fī tadbīr al-abdān fī safar li-salāmah min al-maraḍ
wa-al-khaṭir. - "Present study is an enlarged and revised version of my dissertation completed
in the year 1989 at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam"--Foreword. - Bibliogr. p. 179-184
This work by Qusta 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,
Qusta 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. Qusta then discusses criteria to determine
the quality of water, means to improve bad water, and means to quench one's thirst.
In the next chapter Qusta treats the prophylaxis against vermin and the treatment
of stings and bites caused by them. After a lucid exposition of spontaneous generation,
Qusta concludes his treatise by discussing the occurrence of the Dracunculus medinesis
and its treatment. -- Jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Bos, Gerrit (1948-....). Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre(s) parallèle(s) : Risālaẗ Qusṭā ibn Lūqā ilā Al-Ḥasan
ibn Muẖallid fī tadbīr safar al-ḥaǧǧ
- Titre(s) parallèle(s) : رسالة قسطا إبن لوقا إلى الحسن إبن مخلّد
في تدبير سفر الحجّ
- : Medical regime for the pilgrims to Mecca
Sujet(s) : Médecine arabe
Pèlerinages musulmans -- La Mecque (Arabie saoudite) -- Aspect médical
Indice(s) Dewey :
613.68 (23e éd.) = Santé et voyages
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9004095411. - ISBN 9789004095410 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb37146682m
Notice n° :
FRBNF37146682
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : I. Introduction. 1. Biography ; 2. Literary activity ; 3. Manuscripts of the Risala
; 4. Literary genre to which the Risala belongs ; 5. Survey and evaluation of the
content of Risala ; II. Arabic text and translation ; III. Commentary.