Muslim Medical Ethics From Theory to Practice

Name: Muslim Medical Ethics From Theory to Practice
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ISBN: 9781570037535

ISBN-10: 1570037531

ISBN-13: 9781570037535

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jonathan E. Brockopp, Thomas Eich, Thomas Eich, Thomas Eich

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An exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concerns, this book draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, and theologians to produce an interdisciplinary view of medical ethics in Muslim societies and of the impact of caring for Muslim patients in non-Muslim societies.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Series Editor's Preface


Preface


Introduction: Medical Ethics and Muslim Perspectives




Before the Biomedical Paradigm


Overview


The Ethics of the Physician in the Galeno-Islamic Tradition



Enduring the Plague: Ethical Behavior in the Fatwas of a Fourteenth-Century Mufti and Theologian




Normative Muslim Medical Discourses


Overview


Decision-Making Processes among Contemporary 'Ulama': Islamic Embryology and the Discussion of Frozen Embryos



Rethinking Islamic Legal Ethics in Egypt's Organ Transplant Debate




Norms and Their (Non-)Application


Overview


Competing Needs and Pragmatic Decision-Making: Islam and Permanent Contraception in Northern Tanzania



Male Infertility in Mali: Kinship and Impacts on Biomedical Practice in Bamako



Islam, Organ Transplants, and Organ Trafficking in the Muslim World: Paving a Path for Solutions



Ethical and Legal Implications in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Perspective Analysis of the Gulf Cooperative Council States




Muslims in Clinical Settings in North America and Europe


Overview


The Permissibility of Organ Donation, End-of-Life Care, and Autopsy in Shiite Islam: A Case Study



A Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Jewish End-of-Life Ethics: A Case-Based Approach



Medication and God at Interplay: End-of-Life Decision-Making in Practicing Male Moroccan Migrants Living in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium




Teaching Muslim Medical Ethics


Overview


Reporting on "Islamic Bioethics" in the Medical Literature: Where Are the Experts?



Islamic Medical Ethics: What and How to Teach



Defining the Pedagogical Parameters of Islamic Bioethics



Conclusion



Glossary


Bibliography


Contributors


Qur'an Citations


Index