Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Ridwan's Treatise "On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt"

by Michael W. Dols (Translator), Adil S. Gamal (Editor)

Overview

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?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520048362
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	04/26/1984
Series:	Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care , #9
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Michael W. Dols was Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward.