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This Volume Collects And Analyses The Available Biographical Data On 600 Jewish Medical Practitioners In The 9-16th Century Muslim World. Both The Biographies And The Accompanying Discussion Shed Light On Both The Medicine Of The Period And Practitioners' Professional, Daily And Personal Lives; Jewish Communities; And Inter-religious Affairs. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Lists Of Tables, Maps, Charts And Figures -- Notes On Names, Transcription, Abbreviations, Citations, Bibliography, Main Historical Periods And Muslim Rulers -- 1. Preface And Acknowledgements -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Prosopography Of Jewish Medical Practitioners -- 4. Professional, Social, Geographical, Religious And Economic Aspects Of Jewish Medical Practitioners -- 5. Epilogue -- Bibliography -- List Of Geniza Fragments -- Index Of People -- Index Of Places -- General Index Efraim Lev. Also Issued In Print: 2021. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.