Book of Questions on Medicine
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The Book of Questions on Medicine is a foundational 9th-century medical treatise by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, structured as a didactic series of questions and answers that systematizes Greco-Arabic medical knowledge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century work
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didactic work ⓘ medical treatise ⓘ |
| aim | systematization of medical knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Hunayn ibn Ishaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
anatomy
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diagnosis ⓘ hygiene ⓘ pathology ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ physiology ⓘ prognosis ⓘ therapy ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Arabic translation movement
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House of Wisdom in Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | teaching medicine ⓘ |
| educationalUse | textbook for medical students ⓘ |
| epistemicRole | reference work for physicians ⓘ |
| field | history of medicine ⓘ |
| genre | medical literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work of Arabic medical literature
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systematic presentation of Greco-Arabic medicine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
NERFINISHED
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Greek medical tradition ⓘ Hippocratic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Antique medical compendia ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
practicing physicians
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students of medicine ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greco-Arabic medicine
NERFINISHED
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medicine ⓘ |
| method |
succinct formulation of medical principles
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systematic classification of medical topics ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Golden Age medicine ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Galenic rationalism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| region | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hunayn ibn Ishaq’s translations of Galen
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works of Galen ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | bridge between Greek and Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| structure | series of questions and answers ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Islamic medical education ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
catechetical method
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question-and-answer pedagogy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Greco-Arabic medical tradition ⓘ |
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