Great arabian physicians
And the old-time makers of medicine
James J. Walsh, John Ambrose Foote
Résumé
This work examines the place of the Arabs in the evolution of medicine and in science during the Middle Ages.
"In order to understand the place of the Arabs in medicine and in science, a few words as to the rise of this people to political power, and then to the cultivation of literature and of science, are necessary. We hear of the Arabs as hireling soldiers fighting for others during the centuries just after Christ, and especially in connection with the story of the famous Queen Zenobia at Palmyra. After the destruction of this city we hear nothing more of them until the time of Mohammed. During these six and a half centuries there is little question of education of any kind among them except that at the end of the sixth century, the Persian King Chosroes I, who was much interested in medicine, encouraged the medical school in Djondisabour, in Arabistan, founded at the end of the fifth century by the Nestorian Christians, who continued as the teachers there until it became one of the most important schools of the East. It was here that the first Arab physicians were trained, and here that the Christian physicians who practised medicine among the Arabs were educated...."
Caractéristiques techniques
| NUMERIQUE | |
| Éditeur(s) | Human And Literature Publishing |
| Auteur(s) | James J. Walsh, John Ambrose Foote |
| Parution | 18/03/2026 |
| Contenu |
ePub + Mobi/Kindle |
| EAN13 |
9782384697472 |
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