Author: Henry A. Azar
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774161551
Category : Medicine, Arab
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Ibn Zuhr (or Avenzoar) of twelfth-century Seville was the most important physician of Muslim Spain. His family boasted six generations of physicians, and also included midwives, jurists, poets, and viziers. His Kitab al-taysir, a compendium of therapeutics, was translated into Latin and Hebrew; its Latin version, Liber Teisir, served as a companion book to the Colliget, the Latin translation of Kitab al-kulliyat, a largely theoretical book of the philosopher-physician Ibn Rushd (Averroes). The rabbi-physician Maimonides quoted extensively from Ibn Zuhr and considered him "unique in his age and one of the great sages." But Ibn Zuhr was not just a keen observer of patients and a dispenser of remedies: buried within his generally dry narrative are candid recollections and views on a variety of subjects and of his society. And his medical recipes could be compared to current forms of alternative medicine. Together, his holistic approach to medicine and his spontaneous vignettes make him one of the most refreshing physicians of any age. This account of the life and legacy of Ibn Zuhr, the first of its kind, reveals the man and his world, his importance in his own times, and his relevance to our world today. Against a modern culture of often impersonal, bureaucratized, and costly health care, Ibn Zuhr's embodiment of the wisdom of the ages and his role as healer-priest can be an inspiration.
Author: Walter Matthew Gallichan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Author: Walter M. Gallichan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243684199
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Walter M. Gallichan
Publisher:
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Category : Seville (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Author: Frank Hall Standish
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781391609201
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Excerpt from Seville and Its Vicinity IN this Wicked world and valley of tears, Where the thermometer 0f 0ur hopes and fears now rises to summer heat, and pre sently falls below the freezing point, our knowledge, like our money, is generally amassed for the benefit of others. Jwe often either do not want, or cannot enjoy, the fruits of labour When they are within our grasp. Thus the historian and the antiqua rian become the property of others; their course is generally run ere their fame is earned and though they may enjoy a life of glory in the estimation of posterity, their' years have already passed'amidst obscurity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Walter M. Gallichan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780811508568
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: John Brande Trend
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Category : Spanish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Author: Catherine Gasquoine 1867 Gallichan
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781373322784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Author: Rafael Laffón
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788427983151
Category : Seville (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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Author: Sarah Jane Evans
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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