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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Justin K. Stearns (New York University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780801898730ISBN 10: 0801898730 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 27 May 2011 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chronological List of Relevant Muslim and Christian Scholars Who Wrote on Contagion in the Premodern Period Introduction: Contagion and Causality in the Study of Premodern Muslim and Christian Societies 1. Contagion in the Commentaries on Prophetic Tradition 2. Contagion as Metaphor in Iberian Christian Scholarship 3. Contagion Contested: Greek Medical Thought, Prophetic Medicine, and the First Plague Treatises 4. Situating Scholastic Contagion between Miasmaand the Evil Eye 5. Contagion between Islamic Law and Theology 6. Contagion Revisited: Early Modern Maghribi Plague Treatises Conclusion: Reframing Muslim and Christian Views on Contagion Appendix A: Contagion in the Christian Exegetical Tradition Appendix B: The Presence of Ash'arism in the Maghrib Notes Bibligraphy IndexReviewsA welcome addition to the growing literature on plague -- and medical thought -- in the premodern Islamic world. Stearns's translations add new voices to those already known, and approach known figures with subtlety and nuance, challenging or at least refining the conclusions of the established scholarship... Stearns has provided future students commanding the requisite skills and depth of vision both a model and a solid target. -- Joseph P. Byrne American Historical Review 2012 Provides readers not only with a fascinating, beautifully researched account of contagion and plague in the premodern Western Mediterranean, but also with a series of thought-provoking new approaches to religious exegesis, legal interpretation, and literary production, and a set of methodological models that should serve scholars in the fields far beyond the realm of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century studies of illness and health in the Maghrib. The book is a fascinating read. -- Ruth A. Miller Journal of the American Oriental Society 2012 A welcome addition to the growing literature on plague-and medical thought-in the premodern Islamic world. Stearns's translations add new voices to those already known, and approach known figures with subtlety and nuance, challenging or at least refining the conclusions of the established scholarship... Stearns has provided future students commanding the requisite skills and depth of vision both a model and a solid target. -- Joseph P. Byrne American Historical Review 2012 Provides readers not only with a fascinating, beautifully researched account of contagion and plague in the premodern Western Mediterranean, but also with a series of thought-provoking new approaches to religious exegesis, legal interpretation, and literary production, and a set of methodological models that should serve scholars in the fields far beyond the realm of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century studies of illness and health in the Maghrib. The book is a fascinating read. -- Ruth A. Miller Journal of the American Oriental Society 2012 Author InformationJustin K. Stearns is an assistant professor in the Arab Crossroads Studies Program at New York University-Abu Dhabi. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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