Drugs In The Medieval Mediterranean

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Adopts a pan-Mediterranean approach to the study of medieval medicine and pharmacology, which permits a deeper understanding of broader phenomena such as the transfer of scientific knowledge and cultural exchange. Of great importance to medical historians, medieval historians and scholars of Byzantine, Islamicate, Jewish, and Latin traditions.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Petros Bouras-Vallianatos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2023-11-02
File : 445 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781009389754


Arabian Drugs In Medieval Mediterranean Medicine

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Explores the impact of drugs introduced by the Arabs on medieval Mediterranean medicineFor more than one thousand years Arab medicine held sway in the ancient world, from the shores of Spain in the West to China, India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in the East. This book explores the impact of Greek (as well as Indian and Persian) medical heritage on the evolution of Arab medicine and pharmacology, investigating it from the perspective of materia medica a reliable indication of the contribution of this medical legacy.Focusing on the main substances introduced and traded by the Arabs in the medieval Mediterranean including Ambergris, camphor, musk, myrobalan, nutmeg, sandalwood and turmeric the authors show how they enriched the existing inventory of drugs influenced by Galenic-Arab pharmacology. Further, they look at how these substances merged with the development and distribution of new technologies and industries that evolved in the Middle Ages such as textiles, paper, dyeing and tanning, and with the new trends, demands and fashions regarding spices, perfumes, ornaments (gemstones) and foodstuffs some of which can be found in our modern-day food basket.Key FeaturesAssesses the assimilation of theoretical and practical Greek, Indian and Persian medicine into Arabic medical cultureReconstructs and presents a list of medicinal substances distributed by the Arabs as a result of their conquestsTells the stories of 33 new Arabic drugs within the context of their natural historyDescribes the contribution of the Arabs to the daily medieval cultural material (medicine, cosmetics, perfumery, dyeing of materials, industrial products and precious stones)Includes 35 colour illustrations

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Zohar Amar
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Release : 2016-12-05
File : 296 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780748697823


Women And Violence In The Late Medieval Mediterranean Ca 1100 1500

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This pioneering work explores the theme of women and violence in the late medieval Mediterranean, bringing together medievalists of different specialties and methodologies to offer readers an updated outline of how different disciplines can contribute to the study of gender-based violence in medieval times. Building on the contributions of the social sciences, and in particular feminist criminology, the book analyses the rich theme of women and violence in its full spectrum, including both violence committed against women and violence perpetrated by women themselves, in order to show how medieval assumptions postulated a tight connection between the two. Violent crime, verbal offences, war and peace-making are among the themes approached by the book, which assesses to what extent coexisting elaborations on the relationship between femininity and violence in the Mediterranean were conflicting or collaborating. Geographical regions explored include Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world. This multidisciplinary book will appeal to scholars and students of history, literature, gender studies, and legal studies.

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Genre : History
Author : Lidia L. Zanetti Domingues
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2021-12-30
File : 255 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781000523492


East West Trade In The Medieval Mediterranean

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Eliyahu Ashtor
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Release : 1986
File : 356 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105040649811


Business Periodicals Index

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Genre : Business
Author :
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Release : 1973
File : 1040 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:B4503201


The Oxford Dictionary Of The Middle Ages

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages is an outstanding resource for anyone studying, or with an interest in, all aspects of European history, society, religion, and culture from 500 to 1500. Its 5,000-plus entries, written by over 800 international scholars, provide uniquely broad, balanced, and authoritative coverage of the period.

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Genre : Reference
Author : Robert E. Bjork
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Release : 2010-06-24
File : 504 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0198662629


Medicinal Aromatic Plants Abstracts

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Genre : Aromatic plants
Author :
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Release : 2007
File : 904 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCLA:L0099698540


Charles Taylor And The Genizah Collection

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Stefan C. Reif
Publisher : St. Johns College Research Center
Release : 2009
File : 114 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105215290268


The British National Bibliography

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Genre : Bibliography, National
Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher :
Release : 2009
File : 1922 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105211722678


Art Index

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Genre : Architecture
Author : Alice Maria Dougan
Publisher :
Release : 1970
File : 664 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015035382848