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Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Ridwan's Treatise on the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt Volume 9

Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Ridwan's Treatise on the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt Volume 9

Hardcover

Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, Book 9

Medical ReferenceMedieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0520048369
ISBN13: 9780520048362
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Apr 26 1984
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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?

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