Islamic medicine

by Khan, Muhammad Salim

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Title Statements

Full title :Islamic medicine / Muhammad Salim Khan.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

Notes

Includes glossary.

Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with the historical, philosophical and psychological concepts found in Islamic medical practices, and covers Islamic ideas on physiological, pathological, curative and preventative medicine. This was the first systematic study of Islamic medicine to be published in the English language and continues to have much relevance at a time when interest both in Islamic thought and in alternatives to conventional medicine is strong. -- Publisher description.

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The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (107 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781134564712, 1134564716
oclc:on1158827002
LC Classification:R143
Dewey Decimal:610.917671

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Epigraph page; Contents; Maps and diagrams; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1; Historical background; Health and medicine in pre-Islamic Arabia; Medicine in the early period of Islam; The Umayyad period; The Abbaside period; Later works; CHAPTER 2; Philosophical conceptions of Islamic medicine; The problem of knowledge; Islam -- an integrated unity; Tawhid -- the first principle and methodology of unification; Human being -- a microcosm; The Hakim -- a symbol of unity; CHAPTER 3; The psychological foundations.

The human being -- an integrated wholeThe unity and diversity of Nafs -- self; The origin and functions of Rooh -- vital force; Aspects of the vital force; CHAPTER 4; Physiological concepts; Arrkan -- basic factors; Akhlaat -- the humors; Mizaj -- the temperament; The temperament of the organs; The temperament of medicines; Aaza -- the organs; CHAPTER 5; Pathogenesis; Ecological considerations; Mental and emotional factors; Sleep and wakefulness; Diet and nutrition; Physiological movement and rest; Retention and evacuation; CHAPTER 6; Diagnosis; Indications of health; Classification of diseases.

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