Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb
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Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and clinical observations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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medical encyclopedia ⓘ medical text ⓘ |
| aim |
to compile comprehensive medical knowledge
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to evaluate and improve upon earlier medical authorities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Liber Continens
NERFINISHED
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al-Hawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
NERFINISHED
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al-Razi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationMethod |
collection of excerpts from earlier medical authorities
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integration of al-Razi’s own clinical observations ⓘ |
| compiledBy | al-Razi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| discipline |
medicine
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pathology ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| feature |
case histories
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differential diagnoses ⓘ pharmacological information ⓘ therapeutic recommendations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical observation
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practical clinical experience ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
important source for later Islamic physicians
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influential in the transmission of Greek medicine ⓘ major reference work in medieval Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| includes | critical evaluation of earlier medical sources ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galen
NERFINISHED
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Greek medical tradition ⓘ Hippocrates NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian medical tradition ⓘ earlier Arabic physicians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Liber Continens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greco-Arabic medicine
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clinical medicine ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparison of multiple medical opinions
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inclusion of personal clinical notes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical attitude toward classical authorities
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extensive coverage of diseases and treatments ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Comprehensive Book on Medicine ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Latin ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic medical curricula
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medieval European medical education ⓘ |
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