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The Medieval Islamic Hospital: Medicine, Religion, and Charity (2015)

Ragab, Ahmed (Author)

Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2015
Language: English

ISBN: 9781107109605

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Hospitals and clinics Medicine and politics Medicine Medicine and culture Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture Science and religion 13th century 12th century 14th century Levant and Near East Egypt

The first monograph on the history of Islamic hospitals, this volume focuses on the under-examined Egyptian and Levantine institutions of the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. By the twelfth century, hospitals serving the sick and the poor could be found in nearly every Islamic city. Ahmed Ragab traces the varying origins and development of these institutions, locating them in their urban environments and linking them to charity networks and patrons' political projects. Following the paths of patients inside hospital wards, he investigates who they were and what kinds of experiences they had. The Medieval Islamic Hospital explores the medical networks surrounding early hospitals and sheds light on the particular brand of practice-oriented medicine they helped to develop. Providing a detailed picture of the effect of religion on medieval medicine, it will be essential reading for those interested in history of medicine, history of Islamic sciences, or history of the Mediterranean.

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Review Ahmed Ragab (2017) Review of "The Medieval Islamic Hospital: Medicine, Religion, and Charity". Nazariyat: İslam Felsefe ve Bilim Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi (Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences) (pp. 125-134). unapi

Review Nahyan Fancy (2016) Review of "The Medieval Islamic Hospital: Medicine, Religion, and Charity". Nazariyat: İslam Felsefe ve Bilim Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi (Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences) (pp. 137-146). unapi

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