{"product_id":"medieval-islamic-medicine-peter-e-pormann-9781589011618","title":"Medieval Islamic Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650-1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is a story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting many people from kings to the common crowd. This tradition formed the roots from which modern Western medicine arose. Contrary to the stereotypical picture, medieval Islamic medicine was not simply a conduit for Greek ideas, but a venue for innovation and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Islamic Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around five topics: the emergence of medieval Islamic medicine and its intense crosspollination with other cultures; the theoretical medical framework; the function of physicians within the larger society; medical care as seen through preserved case histories; and the role of magic and devout religious invocations in scholarly as well as everyday medicine. A concluding chapter on the \"afterlife\" concerns the impact of this tradition on modern European medical practices, and its continued practice today. The book includes an index of persons and their books; a timeline of developments in East and West; and a section on further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter E. Pormann, Emilie Savage-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589011619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589011618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.26w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 69","brand":"Peter E. Pormann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996348023039,"sku":"9781589011618","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_917a709b-4675-4acb-9c88-61aea7f1d0da.jpg?v=1683341171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-islamic-medicine-peter-e-pormann-9781589011618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}