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Shatzmiller, Joseph, Jews, Medicine, and Medieval Society, Berkeley - Nova York, University of California Press, 1994, xii + 241 pp.

Resum

Jews were excluded from most professions in medieval, predominantly Christian Europe. Bigotry was widespread, yet Jews were accepted as doctors and surgeons, administering not only to other Jews but to Christians as well. Why did medieval Christians suspend their fear and suspicion of the Jews, allowing them to inspect their bodies, and even, at times, to determine their survival? What was the nature of the doctor-patient relationship? Did the law protect Jewish doctors in disputes over care and treatment?Joseph Shatzmiller explores these and other intriguing questions in the first full social history of the medieval Jewish doctor. Based on extensive archival research in Provence, Spain, and Italy, and a deep reading of the widely scattered literature, Shatzmiller examines the social and economic forces that allowed Jewish medical professionals to survive and thrive in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe. His insights will prove fascinating to scholars and students of Judaica, medieval history, and the history of medicine.

Contents:
* Introduction
* Jews and the Medicalization of Society in the Middle Ages
* The Making of the Jewish Doctor
* The Hebrew Medical Library
* Reputation: Brilliant Medical Careers
* Rejection: Apprehensions about Jewish Doctors
* Jewish Doctors in the Medieval City: Numbers and Status
* Private Practice: Doctors and Patients in Daily Encounters
* Conclusion

Matèries

Història de la medicina
Jueus

Notes

Sumari complet
Recensions:
* Danielle Jacquart, a Isis, 87 (1996), 538-539.

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