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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824253503321

Autore

Chipman Leigh

Titolo

The world of pharmacy and pharmacists in Mamlūk Cairo / / Leigh Chipman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2010

ISBN

1-282-94969-1

9786612949692

90-474-2950-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 318 pages)

Collana

Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series, , 1570-1484 ; ; v. 8

Disciplina

615/.116216

Soggetti

Pharmacy - Egypt - Cairo - History

Pharmacopoeias - Egypt - Cairo - History

Medicine, Arab - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Minhāj al-dukkān as a pharmaceutical text -- Paternal advice in Minhāj al-dukkān -- Practical knowledge in Minhāj al-dukkān -- The pharmacist and the scientific context -- The pharmacist in the marketplace.

Sommario/riassunto

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.