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:	9780520350953
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	11/15/2023
Series:	Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care , #9
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

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