Islamic Medicine / Edition 1

by Manfred Ullmann

Overview

This highly readable survey describes the development of Islamic medicine and its influence on Western medical thought. It explains the main features of Islamic medicine: its system of human physiology; its ideas about the nature of disease; its rules for diet and the use of drugs; and its relationship with astrology and the occult.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748609079
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	02/11/1997
Series:	The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

A concise and authoritative guide to this vast and complex subject.

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