Abstract
Indo-Muslim Medicine, or the Unani Tradition as it is enerally known in the subcontinent, came and developed in India along with Mughal political culture. While it healed the body, this tradition also had a profound bearing on the fabric of society This book tries to show the nature and extent of the interaction of this medical tradition with Indian society and politics as they evolved and flourished over a period of three hundred years: 1600–1900.
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© 2008 Seema Alavi
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Alavi, S. (2008). Introduction. In: Islam and Healing. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583771_1
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