Ahmed Ragab

The Medieval Islamic Hospital

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first monograph on Islamic hospitals, this volume examines their origins, development, architecture, social roles, and connections to non-Islamic institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781107109605
• ISBN-10: 1107109604
• Artikelnr.: 42788815

Autorenporträt

Ahmed Ragab is the Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, where he also directs the Science, Religion, and Culture Program. He is a member of the Commission on History of Science and Technology in Islamic Societies and the International Society for Science and Religion.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Prologue: a tale of two b
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rist
ns; Part I. Building a B
m
rist
n: 1. From Jerusalem to Damascus: the monumental b
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ns of the Levant; 2. Reclaiming the past: the (new) b
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ns of Egypt; 3. 'The best of deeds': medical patronage in Mamluk Egypt; Part II. Physicians and Patients: 4. Theory and practice: the reign of the b
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n physicians; 5. 'A house for king and slave': the patients of the b
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rist
n; Conclusion; Annex: who built the first Islamic hospital?