Medieval Islamic Hospital - Medicine, Religion, and Charity

The first monograph on Islamic hospitals, this volume examines their origins, development, architecture, social roles, and connections to non-Islamic institutions.

List of contents

Introduction; Prologue: a tale of two b¿m¿rist¿ns; Part I. Building a B¿m¿rist¿n: 1. From Jerusalem to Damascus: the monumental b¿m¿rist¿ns of the Levant; 2. Reclaiming the past: the (new) b¿m¿rist¿ns of Egypt; 3. 'The best of deeds': medical patronage in Mamluk Egypt; Part II. Physicians and Patients: 4. Theory and practice: the reign of the b¿m¿rist¿n physicians; 5. 'A house for king and slave': the patients of the b¿m¿rist¿n; Conclusion; Annex: who built the first Islamic hospital?

About the author

Ahmed Ragab is the Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, where he also directs the Science, Religion, and Culture Program. He is a member of the Commission on History of Science and Technology in Islamic Societies and the International Society for Science and Religion.

Summary

The first monograph on Islamic hospitals, this volume examines their origins, development, and architecture; their role in charity networks and political projects; and their connections to non-Islamic institutions. Ahmed Ragab sheds light on who medieval hospital patients were and how early hospital medicine differed from other forms of medical practice.

Product details

• Authors: Ahmed Ragab, Ahmed (Harvard University Ragab, Ragab Ahmed
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781107109605
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10960-5
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / History, Middle East, History of Medicine, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Health systems & services, Health systems and services