Medieval Islamic Medicine
In this podcast series Peter Pormann of Warwick's Department of Classics and Ancient History explores the history of medical theory and practice in the medieval Islamic world.
- Introduction to medieval Islamic medicine
- Medical inheritance - cultures and traditions of theory
- The translation movement - the spread of ideas
- Theory and practice - butchers or healers?
- Practitioners in society
- Medicine, magic and religion
- The medieval in the modern
- For more information on this podcast contact Tom Abbott (t.abbott@warwick.ac.uk / 024 76574474)
Practitioners in society
09:56, Tue 31 Jul 2007
In this episode we look at the role of medical practitioners in society and the institutions and environment in which they practiced
(MP3 format, 24 MB)
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