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The Dark Ages and Isalmic Medicine

The Dark Ages and Isalmic Medicine. England 423 – 1000AD Middle east 800 – 1200 AD. Background to the Dark Ages. Beginning of 5 th century AD Romans pulled out of Britain In Britain the Celts and Vikings took over all knowledge gained under the Romans was lost.

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The Dark Ages and Isalmic Medicine

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  1. The Dark Ages and Isalmic Medicine England 423 – 1000AD Middle east 800 – 1200 AD

  2. Background to the Dark Ages • Beginning of 5th century AD Romans pulled out of Britain • In Britain the Celts and Vikings took over all knowledge gained under the Romans was lost. • A period of regression – medicine went backwards during this period • This shows that medicine did not always progress

  3. The role of the church • During this period only the Christian Church kept medical knowledge alive • They were the only people who could read and write and preserved the works of Galen – agreed with his ideas • They also provided the only hospitals for most people and treated patients with herbs and other natural methods • But blamed disease on god – if you do not behave well this is your punishment

  4. The Islamic World • By 800AD the Islamic Empire covered most of the middle east – capital of the empire was Baghdad • Islam put a great emphasis on the care of the sick and on learning • The works of Hippocrates and Galen (lost in most parts of Europe) were transported east and translated into Arabic

  5. Islamic hospitals • Hospitals in the Islamic Empire had wards and were clean – we would recognise them now • More advanced than European hospitals – trained doctors and had libraries • Very advanced care for mentally ill – treat this as an illness and not as a punishment from god as in Europe.

  6. Ibn Sinna (980 – 1037AD) • Wrote “The Canon” – a book which summarised all medical knowledge up to 1000AD • Over one million words in it – summarised the work of Galen and Hippocrates • Transported medical knowledge back to Europe

  7. Al Razi (852 to 925AD) and Ibn Nafis • Al Razi was the first doctor to find out the difference between measles and smallpox • Ibn Nafis discovered as early as the 13th century that blood circulated around the body but people thought he was wrong because he disagreed with Galen

  8. Islamic medicine – not all good news • The Koran forbade dissection of bodies • Muslims believed that the Koran contained all knowledge and people did not need to learn for themselves • Unwilling to criticise the great drs of the past even when they were clearly wrong • Even they were struggling to cope with the black death – no better than in Europe

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