HIST 249 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Lacnunga, Commonplace Book, Middle Ages
13 Sep 2016
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The latin middle ages are marked as the gradual fusion of 3 different cultures/traditions as to mark the ending of the roman empire: classical, christian and germanic. The middle of the 11th century is when the classical medical tradition began to overshadow the other two traditions. Acute and chronic diseases was a guide produced in the early 5th century which represented a. The reference to hippocrates and galen shows us that that some of the greek sources of that roman literature were now also accessible in latin. We can see in the surviving medical literature of anglo-saxon england one example of how classical medical though could meld with folk or empiric practices and traditional beliefs. Early christianity was against medicine (learned or practical) If god sends disease and you try to cure it you would be interfering with god"s will. The new testament"s many accounts of miraculous cures encouraged popular belief in the healing power of relics and shrines.
