Magic, Religion and Science: Divine and Human in the Hippocratic Corpus

Hankinson, R. J.

doi:10.1515/apeiron.1998.31.1.1

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“…Non-identification of supernatural causes for epidemics was explicit in the seven books of the Hippocratic epidemics (a collection of works by various authors in the Hippocratic tradition). Hankinson (1998) holds that those books were the classics of Hippocratic clinical observations, and did not mention the divine. Hankinson observes that the authors, like their contemporaries, remained religious but drew a line between their credulous belief and their rational endeavours to find solutions to the illnesses of their contemporaries.…”

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Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics

Iheanacho

2022

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On 27 March 2020, Pope Francis led a special prayer to seek divine intervention for the cessation of the global corona virus pandemic. At the end of the prayer, the pontiff, carrying a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament, pronounced an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing. At its worst, nature can be overwhelming and destructive in its universal ability to strike fear and terror that ridicules the best efforts of science. In such moments of universal terror and dread, human beings, in their helplessness and regardless of place and time, instinctively seek to escape their fate. In most instances, they do so either through faith or reason (science) alone, or through a combination of both. Supernatural powers are invoked through prayers and entreaties to assist mortals in their afflictions. For its part, reason dictates what needs to be done in terms of practical and necessary measures to alleviate pain and suffering while waiting for divine intervention. This article explores the historical response of Christianity during epidemic outbreaks. It does so more specifically through the lens of Catholic religious tradition and practices, in order to highlight a few instances when the Catholic Church partnered with science to shield human beings from nature's threat of extinction.

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Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics

Iheanacho

2022

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“…Regarding the diversity of others therapists that were accepted at the time of Hippocrates in antiquity, we must mention that there was a wide variety in terms of how they were identified by the society. Some assimilated with god others laid the medical practice under the auspices of the gods and some others, like therapists-craftsmen, had healing techniques they acquired after long-term training and practice [22], [23], [24].…”

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Philosophy and Hippocratic Ethic in Ancient Greek Society: Evolution of Hospital - Sanctuaries

Bottalico¹,

Charitos²,

Kolveris³

et al. 2019

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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The aim of this paper is to offer a new perspective of the Hippocratic thought and how it influenced the evolution of the medical art till now, highlighting the ethical aspects and hospital born from ancient temples and sanctuary. Ethics is defined as a set of values, principles, and rules that regulate human behavior and relate to how human actions can significantly affect not only their own lives but also the lives of others. The essence of a culture can be perceived by the philosophy and the means by which is placed against the illness and its treatment. In this sense, the medical anthropology of every age is an indicator of its culture and help us understand its basic dimensions such as life and death.

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“…In Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and India, Asian medicine was given a holistic approach to treat diseases. A balance between the cosmos and the individual's internal biology (mind, emotions, body and spirit holos/ ‐λος) was always sought 3–6 . Considering its evolution from sound evidence, medicine tried to rationally explain diseases and leaving behind magical notions and the religious burden only after the emergence of Greek physicians.…”

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“…Sensible observations led him to think of healing forces within living organisms and referred to them as the “healing power of nature.” According to Hippocrates, the physiologic approach of the disease is based on a solid component (body) and a fluid or humoral one (blood, phlegm, black and yellow bile). They generate diseases when imbalanced and disturbed, so passions ( πάθη ) are diseases of the psyche ( Ψυχή ) 5,8–11 . To Hippocrates, the inclusive notion of physical and emotional factors was necessary to understand the nature of a disease.…”

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NeuroImmunoEndocrinology: A brief historic narrative

Ponce-Regalado

Pérez‐Sánchez

Rojas-Espinosa

et al. 2022

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

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Although no precise moment or unique event marks its birth, neuroimmunoendocrinology arguably shares a great deal of history with other medical and biologic disciplines. It originated from empirical observations and suppositions that failed to prevail upon the existing axioms. Despite the widespread resistance to embracing novel ideas, the seeming defeats inspired visionary researchers. Those pioneers managed to systematize the emerging knowledge and were able to contribute to science with real foundations.In consequence, new concepts and ideas arose in physiology, anatomy, endocrinology and early immunology. Together, they gave rise to a budding approach on the integration between the nervous, immune and endocrine systems. Then, neuroimmunoendocrinology emerged as a discipline integrating an intricate system with multidirectional functions and interactions that allow for responding to internal and external threats. Such response is mediated by cytokines, hormones and neurotransmitters, involved in different physiologic mechanisms of the organism homeostasis. Neuroimmunoendocrinology is no longer an area of scientific skepticism; on the contrary, it has cemented its position as a biomedical discipline worldwide for the past 70 years. Now, it offers a better understanding of pathologic processes.

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Magic, Religion and Science: Divine and Human in the Hippocratic Corpus

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Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics

Christianity and medical science: A historical quest for remedy in time of epidemics

Philosophy and Hippocratic Ethic in Ancient Greek Society: Evolution of Hospital - Sanctuaries

NeuroImmunoEndocrinology: A brief historic narrative

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