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Infectious Ideas: Contagion in Premodern Islamic and Christian Thought in the Western Mediterranean
Offers a comprehensive examination of how the concept of contagion was understood and debated in the Western Mediterranean during the premodern period. The text explores both Islamic and Christian scholarship, highlighting their medical, legal, and theological perspectives on the transmission of diseases like leprosy and the plague. It addresses how ideas of causality, God's will, and metaphorical interpretations of disease influenced societal responses and intellectual discourse within these two distinct cultural traditions. The sources further illuminate the complex interplay between empirical observation, religious texts, and philosophical frameworks in shaping understandings of illness.
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Get the Book now from Amazon:
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By Book ShelterOffers a comprehensive examination of how the concept of contagion was understood and debated in the Western Mediterranean during the premodern period. The text explores both Islamic and Christian scholarship, highlighting their medical, legal, and theological perspectives on the transmission of diseases like leprosy and the plague. It addresses how ideas of causality, God's will, and metaphorical interpretations of disease influenced societal responses and intellectual discourse within these two distinct cultural traditions. The sources further illuminate the complex interplay between empirical observation, religious texts, and philosophical frameworks in shaping understandings of illness.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
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Get the Book now from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Infectious-Ideas-Contagion-Premodern-Mediterranean/dp/0801898730?&linkCode=ll1&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=53f603b946f79dc7f17ebaee20e82c88&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/book_shelter
Get the Book now from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Infectious-Ideas-Contagion-Premodern-Mediterranean/dp/0801898730?&linkCode=ll1&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=53f603b946f79dc7f17ebaee20e82c88&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl