subject:(Islamic medicine)

Leiden University

1. Isoldi, Angela. A Small Guide through a Vast Land.

Degree: 2020, Leiden University

► This thesis is a study on a 15th century medical guide for travellers written by the physician Ibn al-Amshati for the Mamluk vizier al-Barizi. The… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Medieval Islamic Medicine; tadbir al-musafir; medical guide for travellers

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APA (6^th Edition):

Isoldi, A. (2020). A Small Guide through a Vast Land. (Masters Thesis). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/92268

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Isoldi, Angela. “A Small Guide through a Vast Land.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Leiden University. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1887/92268.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Isoldi, Angela. “A Small Guide through a Vast Land.” 2020. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Isoldi A. A Small Guide through a Vast Land. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Leiden University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/92268.

Council of Science Editors:

Isoldi A. A Small Guide through a Vast Land. [Masters Thesis]. Leiden University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/92268

University of Manchester

2. Barry, Samuel Chew. The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.

Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Manchester

URL: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-question-of-syriac-influence-upon-early-arabic-translations-of-the-aphorisms-of-hippocrates(2b3f4f66-1192-46e7-83f4-34ba6a91d936).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689583

► This thesis takes up the question of the part played by Syriac sources in the composition of early Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms. In… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 610; Medical translation; Syriac medicine; Arabic medicine; Islamic medicine; Hippocrates; Galen; Hunayn ibn Ishaq; Sergius of Reš Ayna; Hasan bar Bahlul

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Barry, S. C. (2016). The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-question-of-syriac-influence-upon-early-arabic-translations-of-the-aphorisms-of-hippocrates(2b3f4f66-1192-46e7-83f4-34ba6a91d936).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689583

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Barry, Samuel Chew. “The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-question-of-syriac-influence-upon-early-arabic-translations-of-the-aphorisms-of-hippocrates(2b3f4f66-1192-46e7-83f4-34ba6a91d936).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689583.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Barry, Samuel Chew. “The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.” 2016. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Barry SC. The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-question-of-syriac-influence-upon-early-arabic-translations-of-the-aphorisms-of-hippocrates(2b3f4f66-1192-46e7-83f4-34ba6a91d936).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689583.

Council of Science Editors:

Barry SC. The question of Syriac influence upon early Arabic translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-question-of-syriac-influence-upon-early-arabic-translations-of-the-aphorisms-of-hippocrates(2b3f4f66-1192-46e7-83f4-34ba6a91d936).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689583

University of Louisville

3. Kheir, Ghina. Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US.

Degree: PhD, 2018, University of Louisville

URL: 10.18297/etd/3100 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/3100

► This research builds upon the framework of the Health Traditions Model (HTM) as described in 1994 by Rachel Spector, a scholar and practitioner of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Islamic medicine; biomedicine; Syrian refugees in US; health traditions; medical pluralism; Arts and Humanities

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Kheir, G. (2018). Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Louisville. Retrieved from 10.18297/etd/3100 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/3100

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kheir, Ghina. “Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Louisville. Accessed January 21, 2021. 10.18297/etd/3100 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/3100.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kheir, Ghina. “Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US.” 2018. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Kheir G. Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Louisville; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: 10.18297/etd/3100 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/3100.

Council of Science Editors:

Kheir G. Arab-Islamic and folk health models: new perspectives on Syrian refugee resettlement in the US. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Louisville; 2018. Available from: 10.18297/etd/3100 ; https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/3100

4. Moghtader-Marin, Soudabeh. Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought.

Degree: Docteur es, Philosophie, 2018, Université Paris X – Nanterre

URL: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100153

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Cette recherche se propose d’examiner les racines de l’éthique philosophique chez Ostad Elahi (1895-1974) et la place de ce penseur dans la tradition de l’éthique… (more)

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Cette recherche se propose d’examiner les racines de l’éthique philosophique chez Ostad Elahi (1895-1974) et la place de ce penseur dans la tradition de l’éthique iranienne et gréco-islamique. Celle-ci comprend, aux côtés de l’éthique philosophique, deux autres courants à savoir l’éthique religieuse et l’éthique mystique/spirituelle. En partant de la division classique qui, dans la philosophie antique, établit le couple theôria/praxis introduit dans la philosophie islamique, nous verrons quels sont, pour Ostad Elahi, les fondements théoriques sur lesquels il fonde son approche de l’âme et bâtit son éthique. De ce socle dérive alors l’articulation de la pratique éthique et spirituelle, une pratique aux effets thérapeutiques qu’il définit comme une « nouvelle médecine » de l’âme. À partir de ce matériau, le fils d’Ostad Elahi, Bahram Elahi (né en 1931), docteur en médecine, va développer cette approche galénique et proposer un schéma du soi qui rapproche les éléments issus de la tradition des apports de la modernité.

This research examines the roots of philosophical ethics in the works and teaching of Ostad Elahi (1895-1974), placing his contributions in the wider comparative context of earlier Greek, Zoroastrian and Islamic traditions of philosophical ethics. Beginning with the classical philosophical distinction of theȏria and praxis, we move on to outline the theoretical foundations of Ostad Elahi’s vision of the soul and ethics. There the metaphysical and spiritual backdrop of Ostad Elahi’s “theory” are complemented by a comprehensive course of ethical and spiritual practice designed to have transformative influences on the soul’s spiritual perfection, an approach which Ostad Elahi refers to as a “new medicine” of the soul. Starting from this teaching, Ostad Elahi’s son, the physician Bahram Elahi (b. 1931), has elaborated on these traditional conceptions for contemporary audiences, proposing a conception of the self where earlier philosophical and spiritual elements are expressed within the perspectives and language of modern science.

Advisors/Committee Members: Balaudé, Jean-François (thesis director).

Subjects/Keywords: Médecine de l’âme; Philosophie islamique; Éthique islamique; Ostad Elahi; Bahram Elahi; Iran; Medicine of the soul; Islamic philosophy; Islamic ethics; Ostad Elahi; Bahram Elahi; Iran

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Moghtader-Marin, S. (2018). Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought. (Doctoral Dissertation). Université Paris X – Nanterre. Retrieved from http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100153

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Moghtader-Marin, Soudabeh. “Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Université Paris X – Nanterre. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100153.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Moghtader-Marin, Soudabeh. “Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought.” 2018. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Moghtader-Marin S. Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Université Paris X – Nanterre; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100153.

Council of Science Editors:

Moghtader-Marin S. Droit, souci de soi et médecine de l’âme : éthique et vie philosophique chez Ostad Elahi : Right, self-concern and medicine of the soul : ethics and philosophical life in Ostad Elahi’s thought. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Université Paris X – Nanterre; 2018. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA100153

University of Oxford

5. Nicolae, Daniel Sebastian. A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine.

Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Oxford

URL: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e8e53786-7e15-4cf9-928b-dd492a740acd ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664766

► Ibn Jumay''s (d. c. 594/1198) commentary on the Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sīnā (d. 428/1037) occupies an important place in the history of medicine… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 610.9; History of medicine; Arabic; Anatomy; Ancient philosophy; Medieval philosophy; Oriental philosophy; Islam; Judaism; Science and religion; Mediaeval Islamic Medicine; Islamic Medicine; Islamicate Medicine; Jewish Physicians; Avicenna; Ibn Sina; Ibn Jumay; Dissection; twelfth-century; Mediaeval Cairo

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Nicolae, D. S. (2012). A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Oxford. Retrieved from http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e8e53786-7e15-4cf9-928b-dd492a740acd ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664766

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nicolae, Daniel Sebastian. “A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e8e53786-7e15-4cf9-928b-dd492a740acd ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664766.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nicolae, Daniel Sebastian. “A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine.” 2012. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nicolae DS. A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e8e53786-7e15-4cf9-928b-dd492a740acd ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664766.

Council of Science Editors:

Nicolae DS. A mediaeval court physician at work : Ibn Jumay''s commentary on the Canon of Medicine. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Oxford; 2012. Available from: http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e8e53786-7e15-4cf9-928b-dd492a740acd ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664766

Leiden University

6. Haak, Hans Leopold. Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus.

Degree: 2013, Leiden University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/21640

► The physician Rufus of Ephesus lived during the reign of emperor Trajan (98-117), about one generation before Galen (127-216?). Over ninety works have been ascribed… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Ancient Greek medicine; Rufus of Ephesus; Islamic medicine; Ancient Greek medicine; Rufus of Ephesus; Islamic medicine

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APA (6^th Edition):

Haak, H. L. (2013). Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus. (Doctoral Dissertation). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/21640

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Haak, Hans Leopold. “Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Leiden University. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1887/21640.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Haak, Hans Leopold. “Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus.” 2013. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Haak HL. Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Leiden University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/21640.

Council of Science Editors:

Haak HL. Rufus Ephesius: medicus gratiosus. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Leiden University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/21640

University of Pennsylvania

7. Novick, Tamar. Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960.

Degree: 2014, University of Pennsylvania

URL: https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1387

► Studies of modern Palestine and Israel usually highlight the struggle of European powers for control and the formation of Jewish and Palestinian nationalisms. This dissertation… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: agriculture; animals; environment; fertility; Israel; Palestine; Environmental Sciences; History of Science, Technology, and Medicine; Islamic World and Near East History

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Novick, T. (2014). Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960. (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1387

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Novick, Tamar. “Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960.” 2014. Thesis, University of Pennsylvania. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1387.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Novick, Tamar. “Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960.” 2014. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Novick T. Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Pennsylvania; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1387.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Novick T. Milk & Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land, 1880-1960. [Thesis]. University of Pennsylvania; 2014. Available from: https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1387

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

8. Nasser, Saman. Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement.

Degree: 2018, James Madison University

URL: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/587

► Abstract Historiography of Iraqi Arab nationalism has studied the Iraqi Futuwwah Youth Movement of the interwar period in relation to the European fascist youth model… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: nationalism; goals; family; order; medicine; youth; Intellectual History; Islamic World and Near East History; Military History

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Nasser, S. (2018). Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement. (Masters Thesis). James Madison University. Retrieved from https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/587

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nasser, Saman. “Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement.” 2018. Masters Thesis, James Madison University. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/587.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nasser, Saman. “Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement.” 2018. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nasser S. Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. James Madison University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/587.

Council of Science Editors:

Nasser S. Arab nationalism in interwar period Iraq: A descriptive analysis of Sami Shawkat’s al-Futuwwah youth movement. [Masters Thesis]. James Madison University; 2018. Available from: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/587

9. Legan, Joseph A. The medical response to the Black Death.

Degree: 2015, James Madison University

URL: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103

► This paper discusses the medical response to the Black Death in both Europe and the Middle East. The Black Death was caused by a series… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Black Death pandemic; History of medicine; Medieval Europe; Middle East; prevention; treatment; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; European History; History of Science, Technology, and Medicine; Infectious Disease; Islamic World and Near East History; Medical Humanities; Medieval History; Medieval Studies

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Legan, J. A. (2015). The medical response to the Black Death. (Masters Thesis). James Madison University. Retrieved from https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Legan, Joseph A. “The medical response to the Black Death.” 2015. Masters Thesis, James Madison University. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Legan, Joseph A. “The medical response to the Black Death.” 2015. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Legan JA. The medical response to the Black Death. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. James Madison University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103.

Council of Science Editors:

Legan JA. The medical response to the Black Death. [Masters Thesis]. James Madison University; 2015. Available from: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/103

10. Barry, Samuel Chew. The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.

Degree: 2016, University of Manchester

URL: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:301362

► This thesis takes up the question of the part played by Syriac sources in the composition of early Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms. In… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Medical translation; Syriac medicine; Arabic medicine; Islamic medicine; Hippocrates; Galen; Hunayn ibn Ishaq; Sergius of Reš Ayna; Hasan bar Bahlul

…Ullmann, Islamic Medicine (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1978). Ullmann'… …Emilie Savage-Smith's Medieval Islamic Medicine (Washington, D. C.: Georgetown… …received his M. A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the Department of Religion at the… …and Latin (Tokyo: Organization for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University, 2010)… …cultural forms to pre-Islamic and specifically eastern Christian adaptations of Hellenic…

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Barry, S. C. (2016). The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:301362

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Barry, Samuel Chew. “The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:301362.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Barry, Samuel Chew. “The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates.” 2016. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Barry SC. The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:301362.

Council of Science Editors:

Barry SC. The Question of Syriac Influence upon Early Arabic Translations of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:301362

University of Toronto

11. Varley, Emma E.A. Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas.

Degree: 2012, University of Toronto

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43374

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My doctoral thesis, “Belaboured Lives,” examines the relationship between Sunni Muslim women’s reproductive and maternal health practices, Islamic conservatism, federal and non-governmental health programming, intense… (more)

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My doctoral thesis, “Belaboured Lives,” examines the relationship between Sunni Muslim women’s reproductive and maternal health practices, Islamic conservatism, federal and non-governmental health programming, intense Shia-Sunni conflict, interpersonal enmity and ‘occult’ forces in Gilgit Town, economic and administrative capital of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous, federally neglected and multi-sectarian Northern Areas. Over 14 months between 2004 and 2005, my doctoral ethnographic fieldwork involved research interviews and participant-observation among Sunni women and Gilgit Town’s biomedical, traditional and Islamic therapeutic service providers, as well as in household, community, mosque and clinical-settings. With Gilgit District’s maternal morbidity and mortality rate (MMR) being among the highest in Pakistan, my thesis argues that Gilgiti Sunni women’s reproductive and maternal health outcomes were the product of restrictive, inter-linked or mutually interacting structural and ideological forces, which were socio-economic, political, familial and religious in nature. By providing an ethnography not only of women’s home-centered health practices but also their in-clinic experiences, I address the wide array of physical, symbolic and cosmological threats women perceived as being interwoven with their fertility, pregnancy and childbirth-related health. To different degrees and in different ways, women, their families and health providers described how the socio-spatial constraints associated with Islamic pardah (veiling, gender seclusion) and izzat (honour) paradigms, conflict-related service exclusions, iatrogenic risk and hospital funding insufficiencies, ‘black magic’ and spirit ‘attacks’ were contributory factors to women’s poor health outcomes. But my participants’ reproductive health was not only the arena for wellness-seeking and crisis resolution, but also for the enactment and expression of cultural values and sectarian identity; the tension between doctrinal Islam and local interpretations, modern/traditional divides; Sunni militarism, symbolic and structural violence. Moreover, Gilgiti Sunni women’s reproductive and maternal health narratives demonstrated subjectivity, inter-subjectivity and reflexivity, resistance and negotiation, and gendered and reproductive agency. Within this context, any one pregnancy could evidence and communicate multiple domains of experience, as well as patient-provider interaction, access to care, its quality and relation to socio-economic factors, ideological stance or community-bound interpersonal relations. Ultimately, by using pregnancy and childbirth as a central point of inquiry, my thesis examines different aspects of Gilgiti Sunni women’s health experiences: biomedical and traditional; urban and rural childbirth and post-partum practices; Family Planning, fertility and infertility, unwanted pregnancies and abortions; conflict-related constraints, medical malpractice and cosmological harm.

PhD

Advisors/Committee Members: Lambek, Dr Michael J., Anthropology.

Subjects/Keywords: Islam; women; reproductive health; pregnancy; childbirth; health practices; medical pluralism; biomedicine; Islamic medicine; sectarian conflict; non-governmental organization; federal health services; maternal morbidity and mortality (MMR); son preference; abortion; Family Planning; unwanted pregnancy; ultrasound; religious conservatism; Shia Islam; Sunni Islam; Ismaili Islam; ethnography; violence; occult forces; 'black magic'; infertility; polygyny; medical anthropology; qualitative; risk; 0339

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Varley, E. E. A. (2012). Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43374

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Varley, Emma E A. “Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed January 21, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43374.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Varley, Emma E A. “Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas.” 2012. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Varley EEA. Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43374.

Council of Science Editors:

Varley EEA. Belaboured Lives: An Ethnography of Muslim Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth Practices in Pakistan's Northern Areas. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43374

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