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Islamic Medicine
Manfred Ullmann
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Description for Islamic Medicine
paperback. This highly readable survey describes the development of Islamic medicine and its influence on Western medical thought. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
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.
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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748609079
SKU
V9780748609079
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99-15
Reviews for Islamic Medicine
A concise and authoritative guide to this vast and complex subject. A concise and authoritative guide to this vast and complex subject.