Piety and patienthood in medieval Islam /

Ragab, Ahmed,

Piety and patienthood in medieval Islam / Ahmed Ragab. - London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018] - xi, 244 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in religion .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A beau ideal for whosoever hopes for God" -- From medical prophetics to prophetic medicine -- Piety and illness -- Spiritual medicine -- The pious physician.

9780367591038 9781351103534 (ebook)

2018002572


Suffering--Religious aspects--Islam.
Diseases--Religious aspects--Islam.
Medicine, Arab.

BP190.5.S93 / R34 2018

297.2/66