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University of California Press

Medieval Islamic Medicine

Ibn Ridwan's Treatise "On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt"

by Michael W. Dols (Translator), Adil S. Gamal (Editor)
Price: $39.95 / £34.00
Publication Date: Nov 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 268
ISBN: 9780520350953
Trim Size: 6 x 9
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About the Book

This book describes medieval Islamic medicine and to explore a specific medical text, On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt by 'Ali ibn Ridwan (A.D. 998 - 1068). It seeks to answer the following questions: What did it mean to be a doctor in medieval Islamic society? What was the nature of the medicine that physicians practiced? And what was the relationship between physician and patient?


This book describes medieval Islamic medicine and to explore a specific medical text, On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt by 'Ali ibn Ridwan (A.D. 998 - 1068). It seeks to answer the following questions: What did it mean to be a doctor in medieval I

About the Author

Michael W. Dols was Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward.