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Medieval Islamic Medicine (Paperback)
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Medieval Islamic Medicine (Paperback)
Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
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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 the story
of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds,
affecting caliphs, kings, courtiers, courtesans, and the common
crowd. In addition to being fascinating in its own right, it 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 was a locus for innovation and change.
The book is organised around five topics: the emergence of medieval
Islamic medicine and its intense cross-pollination with other
cultures, the theoretical medical framework, the function of
physicians within the larger society, the 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
medieval Islamic medicine upon the European medical tradition and
its continued practice today. The aim of this book is not to
compress the entire history of medieval Islamic medicine into a
single small volume. Rather, it presents an overview, highlighted
with particular examples.
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