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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ahmed RagabPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780367028978ISBN 10: 0367028972 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 28 February 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The study of al-Damanhūrī’s life and career 1 Al-Damanhūrī: the life of a scholar 2 The Education of Ahmad al-Damanhūrī 3 Medicine and Religion in al-Damanhūrī’s Clear Statement; Postscript Al-Damanhūrī in Anticipation: Writing Postcolonially Part II: The Clear Statement—a translation; A note on translation; The Clear Statement—TranslationReviews'Medicine and Religion in the Life of an Ottoman Sheikh is a brilliant work. This book is a much-needed contribution to the history of medicine and intellectual life in the late Ottoman Empire. The translation is elegant and finely wrought and the accompanying chapters bring to life the intellectual milieu of Shaykh Ahmad al-Damanhuri, one of the most significant intellectuals of late Ottoman Egypt.' - Jennifer L. Derr, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA `Medicine and Religion in the Life of an Ottoman Sheikh is a brilliant work. This book is a much-needed contribution to the history of medicine and intellectual life in the late Ottoman Empire. The translation is elegant and finely wrought and the accompanying chapters bring to life the intellectual milieu of Shaykh Ahmad al-Damanhuri, one of the most significant intellectuals of late Ottoman Egypt.' - Jennifer L. Derr, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA Author InformationAhmed Ragab is Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion, Affiliate Associate Professor at the Department of the History of Science, and Director of the Science, Religion and Culture program at Harvard University, USA. He is a physician, a historian of science and medicine, and a scholar of science and religion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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