| The Key to Medicine and a Guide for Students: Miftah Al-Tibb Wa-Minhaj Al-Tullab Contributor(s): Ibn Hindu, Ali Abu Al (Author), Tibi, Aida (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1859642373 ISBN-13: 9781859642375 Publisher: Garnet Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 610 |
| Series: Great Books of Islamic Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.50 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book - now available in paperback - was originally written in the early 11th century by Abu al-Faraj 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Hindu (d. 423/1032), a physician who was also the author of a treatise on philosophy, and who was famous for his Arabic poetry (his anthology is said to have amounted to 15,000 couplets or more). For a medieval work, which was written as an introduction to medicine intended for students, the book is refreshingly meticulous in its analysis and is modern in its outlook. It discusses the various disciplines that a medical student should have been familiar with, including a lengthy digression into philosophy and logic. It then deals with matters specifically medical, devoting separate sections to anatomy, diseases, pulse, and names of medicinal substances. |