UID:
almahu_9949703909802882
Umfang:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047422501
Serie:
Brill eBook titles 2008
Inhalt:
This volume uniquely looks into the practice of medical care in the medieval world, particularly amongst the Jewish communities of Egypt. It examines the medicinal prescriptions, lists of materia medica and letters between physicians, pharmacists and patients found in the Cairo Genizah. Most histories of medieval medicine of the eastern Mediterranean are based upon theoretical Arabic writings. Here the authors examine, analyze and contextualize these medieval prescriptions also from the perspective of ethnobotanists, and as a result, provide an innovative insight into the everyday practice of medieval medicine and the historical use of the medicinal substances in the Medieval Mediterranean world. The result is a much needed contribution to medical-historical scholarship interested in the everyday practice of medicine of the common people of the medieval period.
Anmerkung:
Preliminary Materials /
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Chapter One. Introduction /
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Chapter Two. Practical Materia Medica And Its Sources /
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Chapter Three. The Identification Of Materia Medica In The Genizah And Method Of Presenting The Data /
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Chapter Four. Prescriptions, Lists, Letters And Their Analysis /
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Chapter Five. Inventory Of Practical Materia Medica Of The Genizah People, Its Analysis, And Comparisons With The Theoretical Inventory /
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Chapter Six. Materia Medica: Detailed Items /
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Chapter Seven. Materia Medica: Concise Items /
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Chapter Eight. Epilogue /
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Appendix One. Practical Materia Medica /
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Appendix Two. Theoretical Materia Medica /
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Appendix Three. Compound Medicines And Drugs /
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Appendix Four. Foodstuffs /
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Appendix Five. Prescriptions, Lists Of Materia Medica And Notebooks /
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Bibliography /
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Figures /
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Index Of Scientific Names /
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Index Of Arabic Names /
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Index Of English Names /
Weitere Ausg.:
Practical materia medica of the medieval eastern Mediterranean according to the Cairo Genizah ISBN 9789004161207 (hardback : alk. paper)
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9004161201 (hardback : alk. paper)
Sprache:
Englisch
