Fighting the Shame: Physicians, Priests, and Venereal Diseases in Romania, 1853-1874
Fighting the Shame: Physicians, Priests, and Venereal Diseases in Romania, 1853-1874
Author(s): Lidia Trăişan-MatuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social history, Religion and science , Health and medicine and law, 19th Century
Published by: EDITURA OSCAR PRINT
Keywords: venereal disease; medical modernization; eastern europe mid 19th century; religious debates;
Summary/Abstract: Romanian Principalities, as in many other places around the world, before the state took the initiative to medicalize the population, the church was the one concerned with the fate of the sick and infirm, of helpless elders and orphans, the poor, widows and pilgrims.This fact is not accidental, considering that religious teachings sought to instill the virtue of compassion and emphasized the obligation of rich people to help the poor or needy. In addition, from the middle Ages until the end of the 18th century, the dominant disease and therapy mindset was religious.
Journal: THE JOURNAL OF URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 79-87
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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