Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Role of religion in
the development
of medicine
- During the medieval period, punishment
from God was seen as a cause of disease
- Pilgrimage was used as a cure for disease
- Saints were associated with specific conditions
- Black Death was seen as a
punishment from God
- Jews were blamed for starting it
- People whipped
themselves to show they
were sorry
- Care of the sick in the Middle Ages
- The early hospitals were attached to monasteries
- It was the Christian duty to care for the sick
- Islam encouraged medical learning
- Many hospitals were established
- Work of key individuals
- Al-Razi or Rhazes
- Ibn Sina or Avicenna
- Ibn al-Nafis
- The Christian Church controlled education
- This meant that it controlled the education of doctors
- They prevented dissection and this stopped progress
- Many hospitals were
still run by the Church
during the Renaissance
period
- Scientific revolution meant
that religion becomes less
important from 1500s
onwards
- Germ theory establishes the cause of disease
- Role of religion today
- Faith healers
- Some people refuse medical
treatment on religious grounds
- JehovahWitnesses