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Published in 1998, covering the period from the triumphant economic
revival of Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire,
this book offers an examination of the state of contemporary
medicine and the subsequent transplantation of European medicine
worldwide.
Published in 1998, covering the period from the triumphant economic
revival of Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire,
this book offers an examination of the state of contemporary
medicine and the subsequent transplantation of European medicine
worldwide.
Galenism, a rational, coherent medical system embracing all health
and disease related matters, was the dominant medical doctrine in
the Latin West during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Deriving
from the medical and philosophical views of Galen (129-c.210/6) as
well as from his clinical practice, Latin Galenism had its origins
in 12th-century Salerno and was constructed from the cultural
exchanges between the Arabic and Christian worlds. It flourished
all over Europe, following the patterns of expansion of the
university system during the subsequent centuries and was a major
factor in shaping the healing systems of the Christian, Jewish and
Muslim communities - the subject of a previous volume by Professor
GarcA a-Ballester. The present collection deals with a wide array
of issues regarding the historical Galen and late medieval and
Renaissance Galenism, but focuses in particular on the relationship
between theory and practice. It includes first English versions of
two major studies originally published in Spanish.
The present collection by Professor GarcA a-Ballester deals with
medicine and science (i.e. natural philosophy) in the Spanish
kingdoms of Castile and Aragon between the 13th and the 17th
centuries. It includes a new English version of a major study first
published in Spanish. While sharing much, including Galenism (which
is the subject of a further collection) as a dominant medical
doctrine, with other parts of medieval and Renaissance Europe,
Spain was unique in having a medical marketplace uniting Christian,
Jewish, Muslim and converso practitioners. The complex processes of
cultural interchange that resulted form the main theme in this
book. Together, these studies have thrown new light on problems of
theory and practice, perceptions of health and disease, and the
doctor-patient relationship, as well as on the social and legal
settings where the healers (physicians, surgeons, barbers, and
apothecaries) of these different religious communities were at
work.
From the eleventh century to the Black Death in 1348 Europe was
economically vigorous and expanding, especially in Mediterranean
societies. In this world of growing wealth educational institutions
were founded, the universities, and it was in these that a new form
of medicine came to be taught and which widely influenced medical
care throughout Europe. The essays in this collection focus on the
practical aspects of medieval medicine. They explore how the
learned medical men understood and coped with plague; the theory
and practice of medical astrology, and of bleeding (phlebotomy) for
the cure and prevention of illness. Several essays deal with the
development and interrelations of the nascent medical profession
and of Christian, Muslim and Jewish practitioners. Special emphasis
is given to the practice of surgery, and the problems of recovering
knowledge of a large proportion of medical care - that given by
women - are also explored.
From the eleventh century to the Black Death in 1348 Europe was
economically vigorous and expanding, especially in Mediterranean
societies. In this world of growing wealth new educational
institutions were founded, the universities, and it was in these
that a new form of medicine came to be taught and which widely
influenced medical care throughout Europe. The essays in this
collection focus on the practical aspects of medieval medicine, and
among other issues they explore how far this new learned medicine
percolated through to to the popular level; how the learned medical
men understood and coped with plague; the theory and practice of
medical astrology, and of bleeding (phlebotomy) for the cure and
prevention of illness. Several essays deal with the development and
interrelations of the nascent medical profession, and of Christian,
Muslim and Jewish practioners one to another. Special emphasis is
given to the practice of surgery and, the problems of recovering
knowledge of a large proportion of medical care - that given by
women - are also explored. This collection forms a companion volume
to The Medical Renaissance of the Sixteenth Century (1985, edited
by Andrew Wear, Roger French and I. M. Lonie), The Medical
Revolution of the Seventeenth Century (1989, edited by Roger French
and Andrew Wear), The Medical Enlightenment of the Eighteenth
Century (1990, edited by Andrew cunningham and Roger French), and
The Laboratory Revolution in Medicine (1992, edited by Andrew
Cunningham and Perry Williams).
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