Medieval Islamic Medicine Ibn Ridwan’s Treatise “On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt” 1st Edition
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Medieval Islamic Medicine Ibn Ridwan\'s Treatise "On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt" 1st Edition
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Edition

1st Edition
ISBN

9780520350953, 9780520048362
Publisher

University of California Press
Format

PDF and EPUB

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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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