Medicine in the Qur'an and Sunnah : an intellectual reappraisal of the legacy and future of Islamic medicine and its representation in the language of science and modernity /

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Author / Creator:	Adamu, Umar Faruk, author.
Edition:	New edition.
Description:	1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 309 pages))
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicine, Preventive -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Spiritual healing -- Islam. Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Medicine in the Qurʼan. Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Medicine in the Qurʼan. Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216122

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ISBN:	9789788431503 978843150X 9789788431145 9788431143
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	It is the aim of this book while clarifying doubts and misconceptions, to provide a thorough reappraisal of the intellectual and rich cultural heritage of Islam with regards to the principles and practice of medicine and its representation to the world in the language of today. In nine chapters a range of topics are discussed including: The Promotion of Medical Education and Health Services; Personal and Environmental Hygiene; Circumcision; Manners of Eating; Social and Mental Heath; Curative Medicine; The Provision of Adequate and Potable Water; Magic, Witchcraft, Enchantments and Charms; Euthanasia; Suicide; The Rehabilitation of the Sick and the Needy; The Source of Human Creation; Sex Differentiation and Determination; Healing through Miracles; Magic and Soothsaying; HIV Infection and AIDS; Abortion; Females in Medical Practice; and The Challenges of Modem Medicine to Muslims.
Other form:	Print version: 9788431143 9789788431145

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