al-Dakhwār

by Joosse, N. Peter

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Al-Dakhwār (d. 628/1230), known as Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī, was a pre-eminent and influential physician of the Ayyūbid period (582–658/1186–1260) in Damascus. A great admirer of the works of Galen, he was a prodigy in treating patients and ventured into the field of medications for diseases that were difficult to cure. Born and raised in Damascus, he started out as an oculist, like his father ʿAlī and his brother Ḥāmid, while working as a copyist of manuscripts. He studied medic…

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Al-Dakhwār (d. 628/1230), known as Muhadhdhab al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. ʿAlī, was a pre-eminent and influential physician of the Ayyūbid period (582–658/1186–1260) in Damascus. A great admirer of the works of Galen, he was a prodigy in treating patients and ventured into the field of medications for diseases that were difficult to cure. Born and raised in Damascus, he started out as an oculist, like his father ʿAlī and his brother Ḥāmid, while working as a copyist of manuscripts. He studied medicine

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Joosse, N. Peter

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