9781589011618-1589011619-Medieval Islamic Medicine

Medieval Islamic Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781589011618
ISBN-10: 1589011619
Edition: 1
Author: Peter E. Pormann, Emilie Savage-Smith
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Format: Paperback 366 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781589011618
ISBN-10: 1589011619
Edition: 1
Author: Peter E. Pormann, Emilie Savage-Smith
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Format: Paperback 366 pages

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Medieval Islamic Medicine (ISBN-13: 9781589011618 and ISBN-10: 1589011619), written by authors Peter E. Pormann, Emilie Savage-Smith, was published by Georgetown University Press in 2007. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Islam (Ethics, Religious Studies, Medical Ethics, Medicine) books. You can easily purchase or rent Medieval Islamic Medicine (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Islam books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.28.

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The medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650-1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is a story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting many people from kings to the common crowd. This tradition formed the roots from which modern Western medicine arose. Contrary to the stereotypical picture, medieval Islamic medicine was not simply a conduit for Greek ideas, but a venue for innovation and change.

Medieval Islamic Medicine is organized around five topics: the emergence of medieval Islamic medicine and its intense crosspollination with other cultures; the theoretical medical framework; the function of physicians within the larger society; medical care as seen through preserved case histories; and the role of magic and devout religious invocations in scholarly as well as everyday medicine. A concluding chapter on the "afterlife" concerns the impact of this tradition on modern European medical practices, and its continued practice today. The book includes an index of persons and their books; a timeline of developments in East and West; and a section on further reading.

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