Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Ridwan's Treatise on the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt Volume 9 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520048362)

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?

Author: Michael W. Dols
ISBN-10: 0520048369
ISBN-13: 9780520048362
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 04/26/1984
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d