Infectious Ideas - Contagion in Premodern Islamic Christian Thought in Western

Informationen zum Autor Justin K. Stearns is an assistant professor in the Arab Crossroads Studies Program at New York University–Abu Dhabi. Klappentext Based on Stearns's analysis of Muslim and Christian legal, theological, historical, and medical texts in Arabic, Medieval Castilian, and Latin, Infectious Ideas is the first book to offer a comparative discussion of concepts of contagion in the premodern Mediterranean world. Zusammenfassung Based on Stearns's analysis of Muslim and Christian legal! theological! historical! and medical texts in Arabic! Medieval Castilian! and Latin! Infectious Ideas is the first book to offer a comparative discussion of concepts of contagion in the premodern Mediterranean world.

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• Authors: Justin K. Stearns, Justin K. (New York University) Stearns, Stearns Justin K.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.05.2011
• EAN: 9780801898730
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9873-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; European History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / History, MEDICAL / History, Religion: general, History of Medicine, History of Religion, Medieval History, History of Science, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval