This article analyzes the artistic interpretation of Eastern civilization, cultural space, and the scientific-educational environment in Noah Gordon’s novel The Physician. The journey of the protagonist, Rob Cole, to the Eastern world is interpreted not merely as a geographic relocation, but as a process of spiritual and intellectual transformation. The study provides an extensive analysis of Eastern scientific centers, medical traditions, Sufi perspectives, and the cultural landscape of medieval Muslim society. In the work, Eastern civilization is presented in sharp contrast to the West: while England is depicted as a place of darkness, disease, and ignorance—where medical knowledge remains limited to folk remedies and barber-surgery—the East, particularly Isfahan, is portrayed as a hub of science, medicine, philosophy, culture, and religious tolerance.

Eastern civilization, cultural space, historical novel, Noah Gordon, The Physician, medicine, science, intercultural dialogue, East-West relations.

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