Jewish medical practitioners in the Medieval Muslim world: a collective biography

This book collects and analyses the available biographical data on Jewish medical practioners in the Muslim world from the 9th to the 16th century. The biographies are based mainly on information gathered from the wealth of primary sources found in the Cairo Geniza (letters, commericial documents, c...

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Main Author: Lev, Efrayim 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Non-Muslim contributions to Islamic civilisation
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Summary:This book collects and analyses the available biographical data on Jewish medical practioners in the Muslim world from the 9th to the 16th century. The biographies are based mainly on information gathered from the wealth of primary sources found in the Cairo Geniza (letters, commericial documents, court orders, lists of donors) and Muslim Arabic sources (biographical dictionaries historical and geographical literature). The practioners come from various socio-economic strata and lived in urban as well as rural locations in Muslim countries
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 516 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781474483988
1474483984

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