Medical Connections and Exchanges in the Early Modern World
For most of human history there have been extensive exchanges of medical information all over Eurasia. Some diseases were considered to be geographically determined, and hence had to be cured using local knowledge. Other ailments were found in many places, but cures could differ according to locatio...
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doaj-00025f49c12f45e7b35b0fb8ca16806b2020-11-24T21:13:57ZengUTS ePRESSPORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies1449-24902011-12-0182Medical Connections and Exchanges in the Early Modern WorldMichael Naylor PearsonFor most of human history there have been extensive exchanges of medical information all over Eurasia. Some diseases were considered to be geographically determined, and hence had to be cured using local knowledge. Other ailments were found in many places, but cures could differ according to location. Most healers, whether book based or experiential, took a non-judgemental approach to different healing methods, as seen especially in India in the early colonial period.http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/1643Medical historyPortuguese Goafolk medicinehealersIslamic medicine |
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For most of human history there have been extensive exchanges of medical information all over Eurasia. Some diseases were considered to be geographically determined, and hence had to be cured using local knowledge. Other ailments were found in many places, but cures could differ according to location. Most healers, whether book based or experiential, took a non-judgemental approach to different healing methods, as seen especially in India in the early colonial period. |
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