Mamluks and animals : veterinary medicine in medieval Islam / / by Housni Alkhateeb Shehada.
Housni Alkhateeb Shehada's Mamluks and Animals: Veterinary Medicine in Medieval Islam is the first comprehensive study of veterinary medicine, its practitioners and its patients in the medieval Islamic world, with special emphasis on the Mamluk period (1250-1517). Based on a large variety of so...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian Series
11. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (592 p.) |
| Notes: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 3, 2012). |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary material
- Introduction
- Animals in Mamluk Society
- The Pre-Mamluk Veterinary Traditions
- Scholars, Equestrians, and Veterinarians
- The Veterinary Profession
- Theroretical Aspects
- Preventive Medicine and Diagnotics
- Non-Invasive Practises in Veterinary Treatment
- Invasive Methods of Treatment in Veterinary Medicine
- Conclusions
- Sources and Bibliography
- General Index
- Plates.