Innovation in Byzantine Medicine: The Writings of John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330)

Petros Bouras-Vallianatos (Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine, Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

Innovation in Byzantine Medicine: The Writings of John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330)
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
13 February 2020
Pages
362
ISBN
9780198850687

Innovation in Byzantine Medicine: The Writings of John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330)

Petros Bouras-Vallianatos (Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine, Wellcome Lecturer in History of Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

Byzantine medicine is the biggest unknown quantity in both the study of medieval medicine and science and the wider field of Byzantine studies. This volume presents the first comprehensive examination of the medical corpus of, arguably, the most important Late Byzantine physician: John Zacharias Aktouarios (c.1275-c.1330). Its main thesis is that John’s medical works show an astonishing degree of openness to knowledge from outside Byzantium combined with a significant degree of originality, in particular, in the fields of uroscopy and human physiology. Analysing his theories not only enhances our understanding of the Late Byzantine social and intellectual landscape, but also sheds new light on the broader medieval Mediterranean context, highlighting the cultural exchange between Byzantium and its neighbours.

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