Abu Zayd AlBalkhi's Sustenance of the Soul The Cognitive Behavior Therapy of A Ninth Century Physican

• Auteur principal: Badri, Malik (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2013
• Sujets: Cognitive behavioural therapy; General & world history; Islam; Religious counselling; Psychology; History; Religion
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Al-Balkhi explains symptoms and treatments giving advice on preventive measures and how to return the body and soul to their natural healthy state. In doing so he displays a keen understanding of the human condition and the medical nature of the human emotional state. An astonishing feat given that...