Medicine and Society in Tenth-Century Baghdad: Between Greek Theory and Islamic Practice. (360G-Wellcome-077558_Z_05_A)

£1,000

In the ninth and tenth centuries, Baghdad was not only the political and administrative centre of a vast empire, but also a colossal medical marketplace where practitioners from different backgrounds vied for the attention of potential patients and patrons. It was here that Greek medical texts were translated into Arabic, and that new and sophisticated Islamic hospitals were established. A major-yet entirely overlooked-source for medical theory and practice in tenth-century Baghdad is the Arabic Medical Compendium by al-Kaskarî (fl. 930), a hospital physician who set out in detail his treatment of various illnesses. In each instance, he not only described the disease and summarised previous medical literature on the topic, but also recorded his own case notes, some involving famous patients, as well as treatments developed by his colleagues. I propose to edit, translate, and comment upon this unique and fascinating new source, thereby making it available to the wider scholarly community. On the basis of this work, and by taking additional, hitherto unexplored sources into consideration while reinterpreting others, I shall also address in a monograph the broader question of elite medical care, public health provision, and popular practices during this formative period.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 1000
Applicant Surname Pormann
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2006-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2005/06
Grant Programme: Title University Award in H&SS
Internal ID 077558/Z/05/A
Lead Applicant Prof Peter Pormann
Partnership Value 1000
Planned Dates: End Date 2011-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2006-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region West Midlands
Sponsor(s) Prof Simon Swain