The story of Hasdai ben Saprut, a Jewish native of Jaen that became the personal physician of Abd al Rahman III, the first caliph of al Andalus. The Doctor of the Khalifa offers several levels of reading. It reflects on the limits of science and its confrontation of moral and social law. A historical thriller with medical background.
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The story of Hasdai ben Saprut, a Jewish native of Jaen that became the personal physician of Abd al Rahman III, the first caliph of al Andalus. The Doctor of the Khalifa offers several levels of reading. It reflects on the limits of science and its confrontation of moral and social law. A historical thriller with medical background.
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