April Hughes

October 16, 2006

Project Proposal

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1. Title: Middle Eastern Influence: Muslim Medical Advances of the Middle Ages

(I know you told us not to say “Middle East,” but I felt like if I put Eastern people

would think China. Is this okay?)

2. Thesis: During the Middle Ages Muslim scholars and scientists made many

advancements in the Medical field that were later transferred and adopted into to

European society.

3. Procedure:

o 10/22-10/31---Complete all remaining research

o 11/1-11/9---Compile research to create and form First Report

o 11/10---Go to Writing Center for revision of First Report

o 11/11-11/15---Revise/Proofread/edit

o 11/16---First Report Due!!

o 11/21---Get advised at Writing Center

o 11/22-11/28---Make final revisions/proofread

o 11/30---Final Report Due!!

4. Bibliographical indexes and other reference works: Databases- (found

through Galileo)

a. Research Library:
 al-Sabah, Rasha. “Islamic Medicine.” Journal of Arab Affairs 3.1
(1984): 69.

Cardwell, Mark. “Life of Avicenna.” Medical Post 3918 (2003):

44.

Eamon, William. “East Moves West.” Humanities 26.2 (2005): 42-

45.
b. Grove Art Online:

Boyd, Johnson. “Rashid al-Din.” Grove Art Online. Oxford

University Press. 16October 2006. <http://groveart.com/>.

Shcupbach, William. “Manuscripts; Medical Illustrated Books.”

Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. 16October
2006. <http://groveart.com/>.

c. MasterFILE Premier:

Nutton, Vivian. “Logic, Learning, and Experimental Medicine.”

Science 295.5596 (2002): 800.

5. Annotated Bibliography:

Ahmad, Khurshid. “Islam and the West; Confrontation or

Cooperation?” The Muslim World 55.1 (1995): 63-79.
o This journal article helps me better understand the
exchange of knowledge and the interaction between Islamic
and European societies.

Al-Sulami, ‘Abd al-‘Aziz. Questions and Answers for Physicians.

Edited by Gary Leiser and Noury al-Khaledy. Leiden, The
Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill, 2004.
o This source is very interesting, it is the translated and
edited work of a man who little is known about, but from
his works some claim that he may have been “responsible
for improving the state of the medical arts in the Ayyubid
Empire.” There are pictures of his actual manuscripts, and
of course translations of his work. The manuscripts focus
on many areas of the medical field from fevers and bone
setting, to urination.

al-Sabah, Rasha. “Islamic Medicine.” Journal of Arab Affairs 3.1

(1984): 69.
 o This is an article from the Research Library database on
Galileo. It basically gives an overview and survey of the
advancement of Islamic medicine during the middle ages.

Eamon, William. “East Moves West.” Humanities 26.2 (2005): 42-

45.
o This article also came from the Research Library of Galileo
and its subject matter is the transfer of knowledge and
technology from Muslims to Europeans after the Middle
Ages.

Cardini, Franco. Europe and Islam. trans. Caroline Beamish.

Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers Inc, 2001.
o This book provides insight into contacts with Europeans
and Muslims, and their relationships. It will help me to
better understand the interactions of these two groups.

Ebrahim, Abul Fadl Mohsin. Organ Transplantation, Euthanasia,

Cloning, and Animal Experimentation. Kano, Nigeria: The
Islamic Foundation, 2001.
o This source gives the reader insight into the Islamic views
towards various medical practices, such as euthanasia and
animal dissections. I found this book particularly
interesting because they note the views of classical Muslim
physicians.

Khan, Muhammad Salim. Islamic Medicine. Boston: Routledge

and Kegan Paul, 1986.
o This source, although a little dated and small is very useful,
in that it provides a basic source for an overview of Islamic
medicine and its foundations and discoveries.
Nutton, Vivian. “Logic, Learning, and Experimental Medicine.”
Science 295.5596 (2002): 800.
o This article is from the MasterFILE Premier database of
Galileo, and is about the advancement of Muslim
technology, learning, and medicine during the “dark ages.”

Sordel, Dominique. Medieval Islam. trans. J. Montgomery Watt.

London: Routledge and Keagan Paul, 1983.
o This source gives a general overview of Medieval Islamic
society. It helps me get a feel for the time period I will be
writing about.

Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. The History of Medicine in Iran. New York:

Iranian Encyclopedia Foundation, 2004.
o This source is actually an excerpt from the Encyclopedia
Iranica and provides and overview into the fields of
medicine and identifies notable historical physicians from
Iran.