Book contents
- The Medieval Islamic HospitalMedicine, Religion, and Charity
- The Medieval Islamic Hospital
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Preface
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- Prologue: A Tale of Two Bīmāristāns
- Part I Building a Bīmāristān
- Part II Physicians and Patients
- Chapter 4 Theory and Practice: The Reign of the Bīmāristān Physicians
- Chapter 5 “A House for King and Slave”: Patients and Medical Practice in the Bīmāristān
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 5 - “A House for King and Slave”: Patients and Medical Practice in the Bīmāristān
from Part II - Physicians and Patients
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2015
- The Medieval Islamic HospitalMedicine, Religion, and Charity
- The Medieval Islamic Hospital
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Preface
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- Prologue: A Tale of Two Bīmāristāns
- Part I Building a Bīmāristān
- Part II Physicians and Patients
- Chapter 4 Theory and Practice: The Reign of the Bīmāristān Physicians
- Chapter 5 “A House for King and Slave”: Patients and Medical Practice in the Bīmāristān
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Medieval Islamic HospitalMedicine, Religion, and Charity, pp. 176 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015