Miri Shefer-Mossensohn

Ottoman Medicine (eBook, PDF)

Healing and Medical Institutions, 1500-1700

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The social history of medicine in the Ottoman Empire and the historic Middle East is told in rich detail for the first time in English. Accessible and engaging, Ottoman Medicine sheds light on the work and power of medical practitioners in the Ottoman world. The enduring significance and fascinating history of Ottoman medicine emerge through a consideration of its medical ethics, troubled relationship with religion, standards of professionalism, bureaucratization and health systems management, and the extent of state control. Of interest to healthcare providers, healers, and patients, this book helps us better understand and appreciate the medical practices of non-Western societies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 293
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781438425368
• Artikelnr.: 60501524

Autorenporträt

Miri Shefer-Mossensohn is Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University.