Histories of Medicine and Healing in the Indian Ocean World, Volume One [electronic resource] : The Medieval and Early Modern Period /
Winterbottom, Anna.editor.
Tesfaye, Facil.editor.
This interdisciplinary work, the first of two volumes, presents essays on various aspects of disease, medicine, and healing in different locations in and around the Indian Ocean from the ninth century to the early modern period. Themes include theoretical explanations for disease, concepts of fertility, material culture, healing in relation to diplomacy and colonialism, public health, and the health of slaves and migrant workers. Overall, the books argue that, throughout the period of study, the Indian Ocean has been the site of multiple interconnected medical interactions that may be viewed in the context of the environmental factors connecting the region. The two volumes are the first to use the Indian Ocean World as a geographical and conceptual framework for the study of disease. It will appeal to academics and graduate students working in the fields of medical and scientific history, as well as in the growing fields of Indian Ocean studies and global history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures                      ; Acknowledgments                      ; Introduction                   ; 1 An Insight into al-Razi's Extraordinary Theoretical and Practical Contributions for Developing Arthrology
2 Exchanges and Transformations in Gendered Medicine on the Maritime Silk Road: Evidence from the Thirteenth-Century Java Sea Wreck                                                                                                                                          3 Saints, Serpents, and Terrifying Goddesses: Fertility Culture on the Malabar Coast (c. 1500-1800)
4 The Circulation of Medical Knowledge through Tamil Manuscripts in Early Modern Paris, Halle, Copenhagen, and London                                                                                                                            5 Medicine, Money, and the Making of the East India Company State: William Roxburgh in Madras, c. 1790                                                                                                             ; Bibliography                   ; Notes on Contributors                            ; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This interdisciplinary work, the first of two volumes, presents essays on various aspects of disease, medicine, and healing in different locations in and around the Indian Ocean from the ninth century to the early modern period. Themes include theoretical explanations for disease, concepts of fertility, material culture, healing in relation to diplomacy and colonialism, public health, and the health of slaves and migrant workers. Overall, the books argue that, throughout the period of study, the Indian Ocean has been the site of multiple interconnected medical interactions that may be viewed in the context of the environmental factors connecting the region. The two volumes are the first to use the Indian Ocean World as a geographical and conceptual framework for the study of disease. It will appeal to academics and graduate students working in the fields of medical and scientific history, as well as in the growing fields of Indian Ocean studies and global history.
Europe—History—476-1492.
History.
History, Modern.
World history.
Asia—History.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of Science.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History of South Asia.