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Ärztliches Leben und Denken im arabischen Mittelalter / von Johann Christoph Bürgel ; bearbeitet von Fabian Käs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bürgel, J. Christoph, author.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; 135.
- Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; 135
- Language:
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Arab.
- Medicine, Medieval.
- Physicians--Arab countries--History.
- Physicians.
- History.
- Arab countries.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 533 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In German.
- Summary:
- The present book investigates conditions of life and professional ethics of the Arab physicians in the Middle Ages. Based on a multitude of biographical, protreptic, deontological, and isagogic texts, Bürgel analyzes diverse aspects of medical education, professional conduct, and the role of doctors in Islamicate societies. Special attention is given to the survival and further development of ancient Greek professional ethics. Another focus is on the interrelations between scientific medicine and Islamic religion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-508) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bürgel, J. Christoph Ärztliches Leben und Denken im arabischen Mittelalter
- ISBN:
- 9789004326101
- 9004326103
- OCLC:
- 952277226
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