# Episode 90: Healers, Hospitals and Holy Wars

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 15 Feb 2017, 1 h 00 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep90-Healers-Hospitals.mp3

In this episode, we turn our attention to the Near East to explore the spread of Islam and the rise of Muslim science in the Middle Ages. This scientific and literary revolution in the Near East contributed to the English language in some surprising ways. We also explore the connections between healers and holy warriors, and we see how the modern hospital was a product of those two contradictory forces. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 90 Map Prepared by Louis Henwood (Click Map for Larger Image) Map Prepared by Louis Henwood (Click Map for Larger Image)

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