ENGLISH

Islamic Medicine

By Manfred Ullmann

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781474473378
DOI
10.1515/9781474473378
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19137727 bytes)
Pages
136\160
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 03:57:02

Description

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.

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