Investigating the Health and Medical Status of the Qajar Period from the Point of View of Travel Writers
Tārīkh-i pizishkī,
Vol. 11 No. 39 (1398),
16 February 2020
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Page 15-30
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v11i39.22199
Abstract
Background and Aim: Iran is among the countries that has been the destination of many travelers especially in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Therfore the aim of this study to investigating the Health and Medical Status of the Qajar Period from the Point of View of Travel Writers.
Materials and Methods: This is a review through access to reliable sources in the form of an article descriptive Health and Medical Status of the Qajar Period from the Point of View of Travel Writers Using the appropriate keywords including "Qajar", "Travel Writers", "Health" and electronic search in SIDs, Google scholar, Pubmed and hand search in credible sources of library information, and focused on the research goal of the study of health and medical status during the Qajar period.
Findings: In general, the angle of view of internal observers and foreign travelers in relation to health (prevention and treatment of diseases, public health) in Qajar is influenced by traditional religious beliefs and in most current travel logs the medicine and public health status in terms of drinking water, Bathing, treating illnesses, the health status of passages and personal health of Iranians during the Qajar period was not appropriate.
Conclusion: The travelers who wrote their memoirs on the trip to Iran during the Qajar period provided a clear picture of the social situation, administrative organization, traditions and traditions of the Iranian people of that time. These travelogues are one of the most important historical and anthropological sources that provide us with useful information about Iranian culture and history of that period.
Please cite this article as: Khodarezaye A, Mahmoodi SA, Motevali A, Farazi AA. Investigating the Health and Medical Status of the Qajar Period from the Point of View of Travel Writers. Med Hist J 2019; 11(39): 15-30.
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