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On Hemorrhoids
Moses Maimonides
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Description for On Hemorrhoids
Hardcover. Written for a young man of a noble family who was seeking a regimen to help him treat his hemorrhoids, this title warns against hastily treating the painful condition with drastic measures such as bleeding and surgery, instead encouraging more cautious treatments like a change in diet. Editor(s): Bos, Gerrit; McVaugh, Michael R. Translator(s): Bos, Gerrit; McVaugh, Michael R. Series: Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Moses Maimonides, is among the most celebrated rabbis in the history of Judaism, and the author of works in Arabic on many subjects, including influential philosophical and medical treatises. "On Hemorrhoids" is one of these texts, written for a young man of a noble family who was seeking a regimen to help him treat his hemorrhoids. While not the first writing on this subject, Maimonides' work bears his personal stamp with his emphasis on dietetics, which plays a primary role in so many of his other medical writings. He warns against hastily treating the ... Read more
Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Moses Maimonides, is among the most celebrated rabbis in the history of Judaism, and the author of works in Arabic on many subjects, including influential philosophical and medical treatises. "On Hemorrhoids" is one of these texts, written for a young man of a noble family who was seeking a regimen to help him treat his hemorrhoids. While not the first writing on this subject, Maimonides' work bears his personal stamp with his emphasis on dietetics, which plays a primary role in so many of his other medical writings. He warns against hastily treating the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Medical Works of Moses Maimonides
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Utah, United States
ISBN
9780842527897
SKU
V9780842527897
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About Moses Maimonides
Gerrit Bos is chair of the Martin Buber Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Cologne. Michael R. McVaugh is the William Smith Wells Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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