Isbn: 9781138947894 - science and religion in mamluk egypt: ibn al-nafis, pulmonary transit and bodily resurrection (culture and civilization in the middle east) (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Paperback Edition. Xiii, 186 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Octavo. Blue, black and white soft covers have minimal shelf wear, slight wear on the edge of the front cover, interior first leaf has small stain in the margin, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy. "The discovery of the pulmonary transit of blood was a ground-breaking discovery in the history of the life sciences, and a prerequisite for William Harvey's fully developed theory of blood circulation three centuries later. This book is the first attempt at understanding Ibn al-Nafis's anatomical discovery from within the medical and theological works of this thirteenth century physician-jurist, and his broader social, religious and intellectual contexts. Although Ibn al-Nafis did not posit a theory of blood circulation, he nevertheless challenged the reigning Galenic and Avicennian physiological theories, and the then prevailing anatomical understandings of the heart. Far from being a happy guess, Ibn al-Nafis's anatomical result is rooted in an extensive re-evaluation of the reigning medical theories. Moreover, this book shows that Ibn al-Nafis's re-evaluation is itself a result of his engagement with post-Avicennian debates on the relationship between reason and revelation, and the rationality of traditionalist beliefs, such as bodily resurrection." ; Culture and Civilization in the Middle East; Vol. 37; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 200 pages. 9.21x6.18x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HRAM3; HRAX; MBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 276 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.