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Respecting Diversity in Ageing

Caring for Muslim patients / edited by Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad ; foreword The Prince of Wales.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Radcliffe, c2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 145 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781857758122 (pbk.)
  • 1857758129 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1088297 23 S543 2008
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Transcultural Nursing | Death and Bereavement
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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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