Jewish Medical Practitioners in the Medieval Muslim World

Explores the lives of over 600 Jewish physicians and pharmacists in medieval Muslim lands Offers a unique insight into the life of Jewish physicians and pharmacists, their families and communities in medieval Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, North Africa, Sicily and AndalusiaShows how Jewish practitioners participated in community leadership, in hospitals and in the courts of the Muslim rulersAnalyses the biographical data to provide information on the relationships among Jews, Muslims and Christians,