Medieval Islamic Medicine
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ali ibn ridwan
bodily ills
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culture
death
disease
early medicine
egypt
egyptian history
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history of medicine
illness
islamic physicians
islamic society
medical ethics
medical history
medical texts
medical treatment
medieval doctors
medieval islamic medicine
medieval islamic society
middle east
middle eastern history
public health
social standing
society
Product details
- ISBN 9780520048362
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 Apr 1984
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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?
Michael W. Dols was Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward.
