Caring for Muslim patients / edited by Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad ; foreword The Prince of Wales.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Radcliffe, c2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 145 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781857758122 (pbk.)
- 1857758129 (pbk.)
- Muslims -- Medical care -- Great Britain
- Muslims -- Health and hygiene
- Muslims -- Social life and customs -- Health aspects -- Great Britain
- Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam
- Religion and Medicine -- Great Britain
- Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Great Britain
- Islam -- Great Britain
- Transcultural Nursing -- Great Britain
- 362.1088297 23 S543 2008
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Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Islam and muslims: an overview -- 1. Muslims in the West: demographic and socio-economic position / Muhammad Anwar -- 2. The Muslim grand narrative / Tim J. Winter -- 3. Health and disease: an Islamic framework / Abdul Aziz Ahmed -- 4. Principles of Islamic bioethics / Hamza Yusuf Hanson -- Section II. The Muslim patient -- 5. The family: predicament and promise / Sangeeta Dhami and Aziz Sheikh -- 6. Birth customs: meaning and significance / Abdul Rashid Gatrad and Aziz Sheikh -- 7. Managing the fasting patient: sacred ritual, modern challenges / Ahmed Sadiq -- 8. Hajj: journey of a lifetime / Abdul Rashid Gatrad and Aziz Sheikh -- 9. Death and bereavement: an exploration and a meditation / Aziz Sheikh and Abdul Rashid Gatrad -- 10. Conclusions: breaking barriers, building bridges / Aziz Sheikh and Abdul Rashid Gatrad -- Section III. Appendices and glossary -- Appendix 1. Islam and medicine on the World Wide Web / Saddaf Alam -- Appendix 2. Muslim organisations / Saddaf Alam -- Glossary.
Muslim patients customarily have particular ways of approaching health and healthcare. This book addresses common misunderstandings and bridges cultural gaps. It includes a profile of the Islamic worldview, taking an 'insiders perspective', and explores the concept of health and disease within this paradigm.
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