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Title:

The secrets of the human body : Islam's contribution to medicine.

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Islamic civilization.
Medicine, Arab--History.
Abbasids.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Hussein, Mahmoud, producer. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030540
Calderon, Philippe, director. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00077185
FIT Production (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97056659
Cinquième (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98033138
Canal Sur Televisión (Firm)
Films for the Humanities (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80050316

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary film in 1999. Narrated by Paul Barrett.

Summary:

"This program investigates the practice of medicine during the Abbasid Caliphate, offering profiles of Al-Ma'amun's House of Wisdom; Rhazes, whose Kitab al-hawi outlines an exemplary clinical approach; Avicenna, universally known for his Canon of Medicine; and Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi, the father of modern surgery. The Islamic concern with the relationship between the body and the soul is also discussed, as is the founding of hospitals, one of the great achievements of Islamic society"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site.

Series:

When the World Spoke Arabic : The Golden Age of Arab Civilization ; v. 7

ISBN:

9780736532518
073653251X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71838570

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)