Jewish Medical Practitioners in the Medieval Muslim World - A Collective Biography (Paperback)

This book collects and analyses the available biographical data on Jewish medical practitioners in the Muslim world from the 9th to the 16th century. The biographies are based mainly on information gathered from the wealth of primary sources found in the Cairo Geniza (letters, commercial documents, court orders, lists of donors) and Muslim Arabic sources (biographical dictionaries, historical and geographical literature). The practitioners come from various socio-economic strata and lived in urban as well as rural locations in Muslim countries.Over 600 biographies are presented, enabling readers to explore issues such as professional, daily and personal lives; successes and failures; families; Jewish communities; and inter-religious affairs. Both the biographies and the accompanying discussion shed light on various views and aspects of the medicine practised in this period by Muslim, Jews and Christians.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Non-Muslim Contributions to Islamic Civilisation
Release date:	November 2022
Authors:	Efraim Lev
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	528
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-8398-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-4744-8398-4
Barcode:	9781474483988

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