Skip to main content
  • MY AUS
  • Library
  • Strategic Plan 2020–2025
  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Faculty / Staff
  • Parents
  • Alumni
S
Home
  • About
    • AUS at a Glance
    • Vision of the Founder
    • Mission
    • Leadership
    • AUS Strategic Plan 2020–2025
    • Partners and Community
    • Employment
    • Visit and Explore
  • Admissions
    • Study at AUS
    • Bachelor's Degrees
    • Master's Degrees
    • Doctoral Degrees
    • Forms and Publications
    • International Students
    • Grants and Scholarships
    • Contact Admissions
    • Executive Education
    • Apply Now
  • Academics
    • Colleges and Schools
    • Programs and Departments
    • Achievement Academy
    • General Education Program
    • Accelerated Master’s Program
    • International Study and Exchange
    • Registrar's Services
    • Services and Resources
    • Library
    • Meet the Faculty
  • Life at AUS
    • Around Campus
    • Housing and Dining
    • Health and Wellness
    • Sustainability
    • Athletics and Recreation
    • Student Life
    • AUS Discount Program
    • On-Campus Services
    • Blog
  • Research
  • Contact Us
  • Apply Now
  • .

Events

- Any -
Academic Support
Academic Support Center
Admissions
Alumni
ASC Workshop
Athletics
Auditions
By Registration
Camp
Campaign
Career Services
Commencement
Competition
Concert
Conference
Conference / Lecture
Conferences
Course Project
Cultural Events
Discussion
Exhibition
Faculty Development Center
Gathering
Graduate Studies
High Performance Computing
International Study and Exchange
Lecture
Lecture & Exhibition
Lecture / Training
Lecture / Workshop
Library
Library Workshop
Musical Show
Orientation
Outreach
Performance
Performing arts program
Presentation
Reception
Research
Research / Conference
Seminar
Sports
Sports Festival
Sports Tournament
Student Events
Student Outreach
Summit
Sustainability
Symposium
Think - Tank
Think-Tank
Training
University Counseling Services
University Health Center
Webinar
Workshop
- Any -
College of Architecture, Art and Design
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Engineering
School of Business Administration
All Events & Conferences
Conferences Only
E.g., 2021-03-04
E.g., 2021-03-04
Home  >  Did Muslim Physicians Advance beyond Greek Medicine?
18
Feb

Did Muslim Physicians Advance beyond Greek Medicine?

LIB011, Library Building
February 18, 2014
16:00 - 17:00
Free

Popular and scholarly accounts of Islamic medicine often claim that pre-modern physicians in Islamic societies never questioned the fundamentals of Galenic physiology. On occasions when they acknowledge specific departures from Galenic theory, such as Ibn al-Nafīs's (d. 1288) proposal of the pulmonary transit of blood, the new theories are either mischaracterized as being identical to modern theories, or deemed aberrations that had no impact on subsequent medical discourse in Islamic societies. In this talk, Dr. Fancy will show how to understand the developments in medical theory and their impact on modern medicine with greater historical nuance. More importantly, he will show that during the Mamluk period novel theoretical results gave rise to interesting new trajectories of physiological investigation. These trajectories, in turn, had a significant impact on Renaissance physicians, albeit the latter's theories were not entirely anticipated by their Islamic predecessors. To further support his argument, Dr. Nahyan Fancy will use examples from the physiological discussions on pulse and embryonic development. 

Dr. Nahyan Fancy is an Associate Professor of Middle East/Comparative History at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA. His research interests are in pre-1500 science and medicine, and intellectual history. His monograph, Science and Religion in Mamluk Egypt: Ibn al-Nafīs, Pulmonary Transit and Bodily Resurrection, was published last year by Routledge. It examines the intersections of philosophy, theology and medical physiology in the works of Ibn al-Nafis, a 13th century physician-jurist who first posited the pulmonary transit of blood-a result that provided the basis for William Harvey's (d. 1657) theory of blood circulation. More recently, he has been examining the evolution of medical commentaries in post-1250 Islamicate societies, with an eye towards learning more about the specific trajectory of theoretical medicine in these societies and their appropriation by Renaissance scholars in Latin Europe.

For more information, please contact [email protected].

 

 

ABOUT US

  • Accreditation
  • Job Opportunities
  • Leadership
  • Maps and Directions
  • Safety and Security

APPLY

  • Financial Grants
  • Funding and Assistantships
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Study Abroad
  • Residential Halls

RESOURCES

  • AUS Catalogs
  • Academic Calendar
  • Photo Gallery
  • Discover Sharjah
  • Library
  • FAQ

TOOLS

  • AUS Employee Email
  • AUS Student Email
  • MY AUS

© 2021 American University of Sharjah. All rights reserved.

  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • SITEMAP
  • CONTACT US