| Decline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? 'Abd al-Latīf al-Baghdādī (1162-1231) between myth and history. | |
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PMID: 20632731 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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'Abd al-Latīf al-Baghdādī's (d. 1231) work Book of the Two Pieces of Advice (Kitāb al Nasīhatayn) challenges the idea that Islamic medicine declined after the twelfth century AD. Moreover, it offers some interesting insights into the social history of medicine. 'Abd al-Latīf advocated using the framework of Greek medical epistemology to criticize the rationalist physicians of his day; he argued that female and itinerant practitioners, relying on experience, were superior to some rationalists. He lambasted contemporaneous medical education because it put too much faith in a restricted number of textbooks such as the Canon by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna, d. 1037) or imperfect abridgments. |
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Authors:
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N Peter Joosse; Peter E Pormann |
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bulletin of the history of medicine Volume: 84 ISSN: 0007-5140 ISO Abbreviation: Bull Hist Med Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-16 Completed Date: 2010-07-29 Revised Date: 2011-07-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0141233 Medline TA: Bull Hist Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-29 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
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Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences). |
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History, Medieval* Iraq Islam Medicine, Arabic / history* Social Environment* Syria |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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/077558//Wellcome Trust |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Avicenna; Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi; Galen |
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