Beschreibung:
This book investigates the intersection of medical and religious knowledge in eighteenth-century Egypt. It takes as its focus a manuscript on anatomy by al-Damanhuri (d. 1778), entitled The Clear Statement on the Science of Anatomy.
Introduction Part I: The study of al-Damanhuri's life and career 1 Al-Damanhuri: the life of a scholar 2 The Education of Ahmad al-Damanhuri 3 Medicine and Religion in al-Damanhuri's Clear Statement; Postscript Al-Damanhuri in Anticipation: Writing Postcolonially Part II: The Clear Statement-a translation; A note on translation; The Clear Statement-Translation