Medicine, public health, and the Qajar state : : patterns of medical modernization in nineteenth-century Iran / / by Hormoz Ebrahimnejad.
The starting-point for this volume is a previously unstudied nineteenth-century Persian text concerning hospital reform, and of great importance for understanding the history of medical care in nineteenth century Iran. The volume provides surprising new insights into the interrelation of medical pra...
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| Superior document: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian studies ; v. 4 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sir Henry Wellcome Asian studies ;
v. 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) :; illustrations |
| Notes: | Includes Persian text and English translation of Manuscript 505 in the Majles Library, Tehran. |
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| Summary: | The starting-point for this volume is a previously unstudied nineteenth-century Persian text concerning hospital reform, and of great importance for understanding the history of medical care in nineteenth century Iran. The volume provides surprising new insights into the interrelation of medical practice, public health and politics in Qājār Iran. Rather than showing a straightforward replacement, it reveals that Western medicine was assimilated through dialogue into traditional medical systems. It argues that institutional changes preceded intellectual transitions insofar as the first reforms in the medical system were implemented at an institutional level as part of the development of the Qājār state and with the active involvement of traditional court physicians. Full edited text with translation and commentary. With illustrations. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-250) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1280915315 9786610915316 9047405617 1429408332 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Hormoz Ebrahimnejad. |