Piety and Patienthood in Medieval Islam

This book investigates the early and foundational writings on prophetic medicine and related pietistic writings on health and disease produced during the Islamic Classical Age.

Ahmed Ragab is Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion, Affiliate Associate Professor at the Department of the History of Science, and Director of the Science, Religion and Culture program at Harvard University, USA. He is a physician, a historian of science and medicine, and a scholar of science and religion.

Introduction 1 "A Beau Ideal for whosoever hopes for God" 2 From Medical Prophetics to Prophetic Medicine 3 Piety and Illness 4 Spiritual Medicine 5 The Pious Physician Coda