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Book of the Cure

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The Book of the Cure is a historical medical text attributed to the Persian physician Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina. It encompasses a comprehensive compilation of medical knowledge, including theories of disease, diagnosis, and treatment, reflecting the synthesis of ancient Greek, Roman, and Islamic medical traditions.
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The Book of the Cure is a historical medical text attributed to the Persian physician Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina. It encompasses a comprehensive compilation of medical knowledge, including theories of disease, diagnosis, and treatment, reflecting the synthesis of ancient Greek, Roman, and Islamic medical traditions.
This article offers a reading of Avicenna's prologue to the "Kitāb al-Nafs", the psychological section of his "Kitāb al-Šifā", together with its English annotated translation.
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