Medievalists.net » Medicine http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 5 Things to Pack in Your Medieval First Aid Kit http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 02:39:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63035 Here are five things that would have been a handy part of a medieval 'first aid kit' and that (incidentally) science is slowly proving can still be counted on to work in a pinch.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/feed/ 0 The Sick and The Dead: Medieval Concepts of Illness and Spinal Disability http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-sick-and-the-dead-medieval-concepts-of-illness-and-spinal-disability/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-sick-and-the-dead-medieval-concepts-of-illness-and-spinal-disability/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:05:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62684 There is an often erroneous idea that past societies were a) very sick, and b) didn't care about the sick. This as I want to show is not the case. I will show examples of illness, but I also want to show that ideas of what is sick and what needs healing are not the same as our own.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/21/the-sick-and-the-dead-medieval-concepts-of-illness-and-spinal-disability/feed/ 0 Medical Lore in the Bestiaries http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/medical-lore-in-the-bestiaries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/medical-lore-in-the-bestiaries/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:31:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62515 Some time in the first part of the Christian era, perhaps as early as the second century, there emerged a curious collection of zoological fables and religious moralizations called Physiologus.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/medical-lore-in-the-bestiaries/feed/ 0 Top 10 Medical Advances from the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/top-10-medical-advances-from-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/top-10-medical-advances-from-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:53:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62368 Medieval medicine has often been portrayed as a time when physicians were ignorant and health care remained the stuff of superstitions and quackery. However, a closer look reveals that were many ways in which medical knowledge and care improved during the Middle Ages. Here are our top ten medical advances

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/08/top-10-medical-advances-from-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 The medical licensing examination and the world of the physician officers in Korea’s Joseon Dynasty http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/07/the-medical-licensing-examination-and-the-world-of-the-physician-officers-in-koreas-joseon-dynasty/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/07/the-medical-licensing-examination-and-the-world-of-the-physician-officers-in-koreas-joseon-dynasty/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2015 17:30:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62352 This article aims to describe the world of physician officers during the Joseon Dynasty.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/07/the-medical-licensing-examination-and-the-world-of-the-physician-officers-in-koreas-joseon-dynasty/feed/ 0 Skriðuklaustur monastery: Medical Centre of Medieval East Iceland? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/skriduklaustur-monastery-medical-centre-of-medieval-east-iceland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/skriduklaustur-monastery-medical-centre-of-medieval-east-iceland/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 22:25:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62326 Skriðuklaustur monastery was the youngest of nine cloisters operated in Iceland during the Catholic period of the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/skriduklaustur-monastery-medical-centre-of-medieval-east-iceland/feed/ 0 The first case of pagophagia: the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:29:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62313 This paper describes a unique case of snow consumption by the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus (829-842 AD), who according to the narrations of the historians and chroniclers of those times was an ice eater, developing a pathologic craving for iced water and snow.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/feed/ 0 The Mad Norse King http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:30:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62282 What happens when the mental health of a medieval King of Norway declines and falls into madness? The story of Sigurðr the Crusader, who reigned for over 25 years, reveals a fascinating account of mental illness from the 12th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/feed/ 0 Expert examinations of wounds in the criminal court or justice in Cocentaina (Kingdom of Valencia) during the Late Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62279 Among the activities of doctors in the courts, one in particular stood out: the examination of wounds.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Nursing and Caring: An Historical Overview from Ancient Greek Tradition to Modern Times http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/nursing-and-caring-an-historical-overview-from-ancient-greek-tradition-to-modern-times/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/nursing-and-caring-an-historical-overview-from-ancient-greek-tradition-to-modern-times/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:49:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62262 Just like modern medicine, nursing also uses the Hippocratic Medical heritage as its base and therefore Hippocrates could be seen as a ‘ shared forefather’ for health care professionals.

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