Anecdotes and Antidotes / Oxford World's Classics (PDF)
A Medieval Arabic History of Physicians
(Sprache: Englisch)
To my knowledge...no one...has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion.
So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world...
So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world...
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To my knowledge...no one...has ever written a comprehensive book dealing with physicians through the ages and recounting their history in a coherent fashion.
So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural scene, where the ability to write stylishly and entertain one's peers in both prose and verse was the basis of social credibility. The work Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah created contains over 432 biographical accounts of physicians from those of ancient Greece, such as
Galen, through Avicenna and Maimonides, to the author's own colleagues of the 13th century. As such, his work includes important accounts of medical activity in medieval hospitals. Through this book, a window opens not only on to the origins of the medical profession, but also into the truly
multi-cultural, multi-religious world of the medieval Middle East.
Anecdotes and Antidotes is an abridged version of this world history of medicine. It comprises 103 biographies of physicians and philosophers, organized geographically and chronologically, from the 4th century BC to the 13th century, and includes seminal Muslim, Christian and Jewish figures. It contains vital medical and historical information, as well as revealing the cultural values, interests and concerns of the literary and intellectual elite of the time.
So wrote Syrian physician Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah, circa 1243, as he embarked on the first world history of medicine ever attempted. Many physicians served at the royal courts of their time and were firmly part of the intellectual and cultural scene, where the ability to write stylishly and entertain one's peers in both prose and verse was the basis of social credibility. The work Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah created contains over 432 biographical accounts of physicians from those of ancient Greece, such as
Galen, through Avicenna and Maimonides, to the author's own colleagues of the 13th century. As such, his work includes important accounts of medical activity in medieval hospitals. Through this book, a window opens not only on to the origins of the medical profession, but also into the truly
multi-cultural, multi-religious world of the medieval Middle East.
Anecdotes and Antidotes is an abridged version of this world history of medicine. It comprises 103 biographies of physicians and philosophers, organized geographically and chronologically, from the 4th century BC to the 13th century, and includes seminal Muslim, Christian and Jewish figures. It contains vital medical and historical information, as well as revealing the cultural values, interests and concerns of the literary and intellectual elite of the time.
Autoren-Porträt von Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah
After graduating from Durham University with a degree in Modern Arabic Studies, Henrietta Sharp Cockrell worked as a specialist for Christie's Islamic Dept in London for several years. Now freelance, her consultancy work has included contributing to the Nasser D Khalili catalogue, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India, and assisting on the first volume of New Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library where she devised the Sharp Scale for quantifyingpaper translucency. She also worked in Kuwait for UNESCO after the Iraqi invasion and is an occasional writer for The Art Newspaper.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ibn Abi Usaybi'ah
- 2020, 352 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Henrietta Sharp Cockrell
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0192562932
- ISBN-13: 9780192562937
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2020
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