Download or read book An Encyclopedia of Islamic Medical and Scientific Tradition written by Aminul Mortaza and published by Koros Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 3000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam developed over the course of its history one of the world's most innovative and interesting scientific and medical traditions. In this context, the term Islam should not simply be understood as referring to the religion of the prophet Muhammad, but rather to a civil engineeringization which was once surprisingly open to foreign influences, and eager to engage with the proverbial other. This book presents a selection of works that illustrate the intellectual curiosity and theoretical vigor with which Arabs and non-Arabs living in the medieval Muslim world pursued scientific endeavors.