UID:
almafu_9961565559702883
Format:
1 online resource (272 p.)
Edition:
Reprint 2020
ISBN:
0-520-35095-2
Series Statement:
Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
Content:
This book describes medieval Islamic medicine and to explore a specific medical text, On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt by 'Ali ibn Ridwan (A.D. 998 - 1068). It seeks to answer the following questions: What did it mean to be a doctor in medieval Islamic society? What was the nature of the medicine that physicians practiced? And what was the relationship between physician and patient?
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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Transliteration --
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Part I. MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC MEDICINE --
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Part II. IBN RIDWAN'S ON THE PREVENTION OF BODILY ILLS IN EGYPT --
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Maps --
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Glossary to the Translation --
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Indexes --
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Arabic Text
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-04836-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520350953
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