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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-031.mrc:127719538:5201
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100 1 $aKhan, Muhammad Salim,$d1951-
245 10 $aIslamic medicine /$cMuhammad Salim Khan.
264 1 $aLondon :$bRoutledge,$c2008.
300 $a1 online resource (107 pages)
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490 1 $aRoutledge library editions. Islam ;$vnumber 23
500 $aIncludes glossary.
500 $aOriginally published: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986. This edition originally published in 2008 by Routledge. First issued in paperback 2010.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aOriginally 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.
588 0 $aPrint version record.
505 0 $aCover; 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.
505 8 $aThe 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.
505 8 $aSigns of temperamentsPulse; Urine; Stools; CHAPTER 7; Preventative aspects; Personal hygiene; Community health measures; Fasting -- a specific institution of health promotion; CHAPTER 8; Principles of treatment; Management of essential factors; Treatment through a single remedy; Use of compound medicines; The use of the Qur'an in healing; Surgical intervention; CHAPTER 9; The future of Islamic medicine; Socio-cultural implications; Economic considerations; Implications for peace and happiness; Glossary; Notes and references; Index.
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