Jewish medical practitioners in the Medieval Muslim world : a collective biography /

This book collects and analyses the available biographical data on 600 Jewish medical practitioners in the 9-16th century Muslim world. Both the biographies and the accompanying discussion shed light on both the medicine of the period and practitioners' professional, daily and personal lives; J...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lev, Efraim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Series:Non-Muslim contributions to Islamic civilisation
Subjects:
To 1500
Jewish physicians > Islamic countries > History > To 1500.
Jewish physicians > Islamic countries > Biography.
Medicine, Medieval > Islamic countries.
Médecins juifs > Pays musulmans > Biographies.
Médecine médiévale > Pays musulmans.
Jewish physicians
Medicine, Medieval
Islamic countries
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Lists of Tables, Maps, Charts and Figures
  • Notes on Names, Transcription, Abbreviations, Citations, Bibliography, Main Historical Periods and Muslim Rulers
  • 1. Preface and Acknowledgements
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Prosopography of Jewish Medical Practitioners
  • 4. Professional, Social, Geographical, Religious and Economic Aspects of Jewish Medical Practitioners
  • 5. Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • List of Geniza Fragments
  • Index of People
  • Index of Places
  • General Index

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