What Was Medicine Like in the Middle Ages? History of Medicine 2

The Middle Ages are as fascinating a time period as they are misunderstood, as shrouded in legend as in stereotype. But what do we know about how medieval people dealt with health and disease? In this video we take a look at the world of intellectual medicine as it was inherited from the ancient world, how it was partially lost in the west, retained in the east, and eventually returned, as well as how it changed and developed throughout this period of 1000 years. Suggested further reading: -Siraisi, Nancy G. Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: an introduction to knowledge and practice. -Horden, Peregrine. "What's Wrong With Early Medieval Medicine?" Social History of Medicine 24, n.1 -Portmann, Peter, and Emilie Savage Smith. Medieval Islamic Medicine. -Conrad, Lawrence, et al. The Western Medical Tradition: 800 BC to AD 1800. #history #medicine #medieval #middleages #islam #christianity #hospital #academic #doctor #healing #education #educational #avicenna