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Islamic Medicine

Islamic Medicine

Paperback Published on: 11/02/1997
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • ISBN: 9780748609079
  • Number of pages: 138
  • Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 10 mm
  • Weight: 218g
  • Languages: English