Acknowledgments Notes on Transliteration, Dates, and General Format List of Illustrations Introduction 1 The Emergence of Islamic Medicine 2 Medical Theory
Peter E. Pormann is a Francis A. Yates Long-Term Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Studies, University of London. He is author of 'The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's 'Pragmateia'' (Brill, 2004). Emilie Savage-Smith is a Senior Research Fellow at St Cross College, University of Oxford. Recent books include 'A Descriptive Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford' (Oxford University Press, 2005), 'Magic and Divination in Early Islam' (Ashgate, 2004), 'Medieval Views of the Cosmos' (Bodleian Library, 2004) and 'Science Tools & Magic' (Oxford University Press, 1997).
An outstanding contribution to a very important field. While there has been a great deal of new research on premodern medical texts from the Islamic world, there are few surveys written for a broader public. This text will make a lasting contribution to the history of science in general, and to the study of premodern Islamic medicine in particular. -- Jonathan Brockopp, Pennsylvania State University ... a very useful overview of some important aspects of the development of medicine in Medieval Islam. -- Suhayl, Journal of the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation Suhayl ... a measured and scholarly book This book should be read by anyone interested in the real story of civilization ... destined to become a definitive entry-level textbook ... -- Yasmin Khan Nature An outstanding contribution to a very important field. While there has been a great deal of new research on premodern medical texts from the Islamic world, there are few surveys written for a broader public. This text will make a lasting contribution to the history of science in general, and to the study of premodern Islamic medicine in particular. ... a very useful overview of some important aspects of the development of medicine in Medieval Islam. ... a measured and scholarly book This book should be read by anyone interested in the real story of civilization ... destined to become a definitive entry-level textbook ...
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