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Qustā ibn Lūqā's medical regime for the pilgrims to Mecca. The Risāla fī tabīr safar al-hajj. Edited with translation and commentary by Gerrit Bos.

Publication Details

Leiden: Brill, 1992 CE.

The only known early health guide for the pilgrim to Mecca, by the Syrian Melkite Christian physician, scientist and translator.

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Entry Number#8243
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/10419
Author Bio Linkuni-koeln.academia.edu ↗
External URLqust-ibn-lqs-medical-regime-for-the-pilgrms-to-mecca-the-risla-f-tabr-safar-alhajj-edited-with-translation-and-commentary-by-gerrit-bos

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leiden