Preliminary material -- Introduction -- Animals in Mamluk Society -- The Pre-Mamluk Veterinary Traditions -- Scholars, Equestrians, and Veterinarians -- The Veterinary Profession -- Theroretical Aspects -- Preventive Medicine and Diagnotics -- Non-Invasive Practises in Veterinary Treatment -- Invasive Methods of Treatment in Veterinary Medicine -- Conclusions -- Sources and Bibliography -- General Index -- Plates
Summary
In Mamluks and Animals: Veterinary Medicine in Medieval Islam Housni Alkhateeb Shehada offers the first comprehensive study of veterinary medicine, its practitioners and its patients in the medieval Islamic world, with special emphasis on the Mamluk period (1250-1517)
