Title Medicina u srednjem vijeku
Title (english) Medicine in the middle ages
Author Tamara Hrkač
Mentor Maurizio Levak (mentor)
Committee member Ivan Jurković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Maurizio Levak (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Robert Kurelić (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Pula (Faculty of Philosophy) Pula
Defense date and country 2022-09-26, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline HUMANISTIC SCIENCES History Medieval Croatian and World History
Abstract Nakon pada Zapadnog Rimskog Carstva, Bizantinci i Arapi postali su nosioci antičkih medicinskih znanja te su im dali svoj doprinos. Ono malo što se očuvalo u Europi, bilo je čuvano u samostanima. Kršćanstvo je odigralo veliku ulogu, iako dvojaku, u razvoju medicine. Prema religiji razvoj medicine u Europi dijelimo na samostansku i skolastičku medicinu. Otvaraju se mnoge medicinske škole pod pokroviteljskom Crkve. Izuzetak je bila škola u Salernu koja je djelovala samostalno. Crkva i kršćanstvo
... More su odigrali i veliku ulogu u odnosu ljudi prema bolesti pa se često na bolest gleda kao na kaznu za grijeh. Kako bi se objasnio nastanak bolest, nastale su brojne teorije poput mijazmatske i teorije o četiri tjelesna humora. Prevencija bolesti je bila izuzetno važna pa se savjetovala pravilna prehrana, tjelovježba i svjež zrak. Dijagnoza bolesti bila je komplicirana, a obuhvaćala je pretrage krvi, urina, stolice, pulsa. Kod liječenja su korištene broje trave, minerali, relikvije, amuleti, terijaci. Često bez učinka. Za srednjovjekovno stanovništvo su najpogubnije bile epidemije, osobito dvije velike epidemije kuge koje su u Europi odnijele oko dvadeset i pet milijuna života. Less
Abstract (english) After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantines and Arabs became the bearers of ancient medical knowledge and contributed to it. What little was preserved in Europe was kept in monasteries. Christianity played a large role, although a dual one, in the development of medicine. According to religion, the development of medicine in Europe is divided into monastic and scholastic medicine. Many medical schools are opened under the supervision of the Church. The exception was the school
... More in Salerno, which acted independently. The Church and Christianity have also played a big role in people's attitude towards illness, so illness is often seen as a punishment for sin. In order to explain the occurrence of diseases, numerous theories were created, such as the miasmatic theory and the theory of the four bodily humors. Disease prevention was extremely important, so proper nutrition, exercise and fresh air were advised. The diagnosis of the disease was complicated, and included blood, urine, stool, and pulse tests. In the treatment, numbers of grasses, minerals, relics, amulets, teriacs were used. Often without effect. Epidemics were the most devastating for the medieval population, especially the two great plague epidemics that claimed around twenty-five million lives in Europe. Less
Keywords
srednjovjekovna medicina
Bizantinci
Arapi
Crkva
samostanska medicina
skolastička medicina
kuga
Keywords (english)
medieval medicine
Byzantines
Arabs
Church
monastic medicine
scholastic medicine
plague
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:137:214488
Study programme Title: History Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) povijesti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) povijesti)
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