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تاریخ نامه ایران بعد از اسلام (2251757X)(31)pp. 95-120
Folk medicine in the Safavid period was influenced by several epistemological, cultural and social contexts. On the one hand, the long-lasting established historical, intellectual and cultural traits established the status of the Iranian society of the Safavid era as a pre-modern society. On the other hand, the occurrence of some political, social and cultural changes in this period influenced the cultural situation, the system of beliefs, worldviews, norms and actions of the social classes in the context of everyday life. These two major components directly and indirectly affected the state of folk medicine in this period. It is hypothesized that the folk medicine of the Safavid period is affected by some factors, such as the mythic nature of the society, reliance on pre-modern cosmology, the predominance of foreign sciences and approaches based on astrology, the spread of superstition and also the structural state of science. Using an analytical approach, the author tries to explain which of the epistemological, cultural and social factors highly affected the folk medicine in the Safavid era?
Research On History Of Medicine (2251886X)14(2)pp. 155-164
In Persian medicine, the concepts of patient and disease, medicine, and treatment are based on the Iranian-Islamic worldview. In this kind of philosophy, they believed that in the human body, the three members (the heart, the brain, and the liver) are the chief due to the vital actions they perform for the body, and they are called the board members (Major vital organs or Azayeh Reiseh). The remaining bodily organs operate as subordinates to these principal members. Each of the Physicians examined in this study has different opinions about the priority of the board members. The main purpose of the research is to review and compare the Physicians’ opinions about the priority of the board members, relying on historical sources and citations and using the library method. The findings of this research show that the sages of Eastern Islamic civilization do not agree with the members of the body board. © Journal of Research on History of Medicine.
Research On History Of Medicine (2251886X)14(1)pp. 59-74
Food hygiene is a crucial aspect of public health, directly impacting societal well-being. From the mid-Qajar period onward, mirroring the broader “medicalization” of public health, traditional folk and religious understandings of food safety were gradually replaced by modern medical teachings. This research employs a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing primary source documents to examine the components and challenges of food hygiene during the Naseri era alongside government interventions designed to improve it. Key focus areas included water, bread, meat, kitchens, cooks, eating practices, food storage, and fruits/dried fruits. The study analyzes health concerns in each area and the government’s corresponding actions, such as issuing advisory and directive decrees, establishing health institutions, and conducting public health awareness campaigns through print media like newspapers and magazines. The findings highlight the gradual infiltration of new scientific knowledge into traditional Qajar society, supplanting long-established folk practices while simultaneously presenting the inherent challenges accompanying this transition. © Journal of Research on History of Medicine.
