book saves ape?
Yūsuf ibn Ibrāhīm’s courtly fable about Yūhannā ibn Māsawayhi, his writing a book, and an ape in ninth-century Samarra. … Read the post book saves ape?
Ibn Abi Usaybiah
Here’s some analysis and commentary on Ibn Abi Usaybi’ah’s History of Physicians, which was written in Arabic in thirteenth-century Damascus. Ibn Abi Usaybi’ah’s book describes physicians and medical practices from the origin of medicine to the thirteenth century.
Ibn Abi Usaybi’ah’s book is now freely available online with Arabic text, English translation, commentary, and interpretive essays: Savage-Smith, Emilie, Simon Swain, G. J. H. van Gelder, and Ignacio Javier Sánchez Rojo. 2020. A literary history of medicine: the ‘Uyūn al-anbā’ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā’ of Ibn Abīuṣaybi’ah {The Best Accounts of the Classes of Physicians}. 5 vols. Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One, Near and Middle East, volume 134/1. Leiden: Brill.
wisdom across cultures and authorities
Wisdom of ancient Greek philosophers in medieval Europe came through cultures from North Africa to Persia, with little concern for correct attribution. … Read the post wisdom across cultures and authorities
Athens honoring Aristotle with proxenia
Ibn Abi Usaibia is the sole source for the Aristotelian biographical claim that Athens honored Aristotle with proxenia. But Usaibia manuscripts differ. … Read the post Athens honoring Aristotle with proxenia
Galen dominates Greeks in Ibn Abi Usaibia's History of Physicians
In the thirteen century Islamic world, Galen had far more influence in the highly valued practice of medicine than did Aristotle or any other Greek figure. … Read the post Galen dominates Greeks in Ibn Abi Usaibia's History of Physicians
reasoning against harsh punishment
The development of reasoning professions has set reason against anger. Yet anger trained to be righteous can produce mild and just punishment. … Read the post reasoning against harsh punishment