Majnūn the madman in medieval Islamic society Dols, Michael W. (Michael Walters) 1942- creator Immisch, Diana E. text bibliography Electronic books. Student Collection. enk Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 1992 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xv, 543 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations A study of madness in the medieval Islamic world. Using a variety of sources - historical, literary and art - the late Michael Dols explores beliefs about madness and examines attitudes towards individuals afflicted by mental illness or disability. Galen and mental illness -- Galen into Arabic -- The reformulation of Greek medicine -- Medical madness -- Other causes of insanity -- The treatment of the insane -- Religious healing : the Judaeo-Christian background -- Religioius healing in Islam -- The theory of magic in healing -- The practice of magic in healing -- The romantic fool -- The wise fool -- The holy fool -- Insanity in Islamic law -- The state and the insane. Michael W. Dols ; edited by Diana E. Immisch. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-516) and index. English. aw----- ff----- e-sp--- Mental illness Islamic Empire Public opinion Mentally ill Islamic Empire Public opinion Psychiatry and religion Social history Medieval, 500-1500 Public opinion Islamic Empire Psychology and religion Mental illness Islam Islam history Mental Disorders history Public Opinion Religion and Psychology Mental Disorders Islam Maladies mentales Empire islamique Opinion publique Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale Empire islamique Opinion publique Psychiatrie et religion Histoire sociale 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) Opinion publique Empire islamique Psychologie et religion Maladies mentales Islam mental disorders Islam Psychology and religion Mental illness Public opinion Mentally ill Public opinion Psychiatry and religion Public opinion Social history Medieval Islamic Empire Psychisch gestoorden Genezing Mental illness Islamic Empire Public opinion Islamic Empire Psychiatry and religion Islamic Empire Psychiatrie et religion Maladies mentales Pays islamiques Histoire Maladies mentales Empire islamique Histoire Médecine Aspect religieux Islam Médecine Histoire Médecine arabe Histoire 500-1500 fast Islam Related to Mental disorders History RC449.I7 D65 1992 616.89/00917/671 WM 11.1 D665m 1992 15.50 Majnūn Dols, Michael W. (Michael Walters), 1942- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992 (DLC) 92013296 (OCoLC)25707836 (DLC) 92013296 (OCoLC)25707836 (DLC) 92013296 9780191675218 0191675210 0198202210 9780198202219 92013296 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/1703 OCLCE 100526 20260318180029.5 in00005705429 eng