The world of pharmacy and pharmacists in Mamlūk Cairo / / Leigh Chipman.
This is the first detailed analysis of an immensely popular 13th c. Arabic guide for pharmacists, from a time in which Jewish physicians and pharmacists worked alongside Muslim and Christian practioners. Minhāj al-dukkān (\'How to manage a pharmacy\'), by Abū ʾl-Munā al-Kūhīn al-ʿAṭṭār (fl...
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| Superior document: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series, v. 8 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010. |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series (Brill Academic Publishers) ;
v. 8. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 318 pages). |
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| Summary: | This is the first detailed analysis of an immensely popular 13th c. Arabic guide for pharmacists, from a time in which Jewish physicians and pharmacists worked alongside Muslim and Christian practioners. Minhāj al-dukkān (\'How to manage a pharmacy\'), by Abū ʾl-Munā al-Kūhīn al-ʿAṭṭār (fl. 1260) is the first attempt to explore the full spectrum of pharmacy in the medieval Arabic world: identification of the materia medica and methods of preparation; pharmacy's place within the sciences and particularly its relationship with medicine; the social position of the pharmacist and his role in the marketplace and the hospital; the economics of pharmacy; legal aspects of pharmacy; and the image of the pharmacist in literature and drama. The result is a full and nuanced picture of a section of society usually invisible. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1282949691 9786612949692 9047429508 |
| ISSN: | 1570-1484 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Leigh Chipman. |