Publication

2016 - BRILL

Language

English

Word Count

133,250 words, Guess

Page Count

533 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139789004326101
  • ISBN-109004326103
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016029423
  • OCLC Control Number952277226
  • Better World Books9789004326101
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCR143.B87 2016
  • LCCR143 .B87 2016

Description

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.

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