Sanctity and its connection with folk medicine in the Safavid period
Tārīkh-i pizishkī (i.e., Medical History),
Vol. 13 No. 46 (1400),
7 February 2021
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Page 1-14
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v13i46.34069
Abstract
Background and Aim: The folk medicine of the Safavid period was influenced by a kind of pervasiveness of sanctity that arose from a pervasive political-social-cultural process. At the same time, this sanctity influenced medical beliefs and behaviors aimed at preventing / treating social classes And fueled a range of therapeutic-preventive actions in its popular form. In fact, what happened, or was somewhat reinforced and spread, was that a set of human phenomena, human artifacts, and natural affairs were labeled sacred, and this gave rise to the therapeutic / medical notion of these phenomena. It strengthened the popular beliefs of the people.
Materials and Methods: The method of this research is based on the study of libraries and the study of original manuscripts and ancient medical books in order to reflect descriptively-analytically, the contexts of the prosperity of sanctity in the Safavid era and the relationship between folk medicine and this phenomenon.
Findings: The pervasive socio-political process of the Safavid period led to the formation of a set of demands, needs and medical problems and issues related to prevention and treatment in accordance with this sacred set, and folk medicine in deep connection with Put a culture of belief and sanctimonious beliefs.
Ethical Considerations: Honesty and fidelity were observed in the analysis, reporting and publication of materials.
Conclusion: The results showed that the pervasive sanctity in the Safavid period, encouraged a set of medical practices and popular behaviors and beliefs around the two axes of prevention and treatment and highlighted it as a norm or popular medical behavior.
Cite this article as: Alian F, Kasiri M, Sangari E, Ahmadi N. Sanctity and its connection with folk medicine in the Safavid period. Medical History Journal 2021; 13(46): e20.
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