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In Collected Studies (Volume 4): Jews in the Medical Profession, Joseph Shatzmiller, the prominent scholar of Provence Jewry, presents a fascinating glimpse into the world of Jewish doctors and medicine in medieval Western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, Shatzmiller delves into the lives and experiences of Jewish physicians who played a crucial role in the medical profession during the Middle Ages. From their scientific collaborations with Christian colleagues to their role as leaders within the Jewish community, this book provides a rich portrait of the complex and dynamic world of medieval medicine. The book covers topics such as the Jewish students in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montpellier, Jewish women in medicine, doctors' salaries, pharmacology, and medical books. With its insightful analysis and meticulous research, Jews in the Medical Profession is a valuable contribution to the history of medicine and Jewish studies. ""The collection of studies that these four volumes offer is the result of morethan sixty years of commitment to scholarship. Like many colleagues, Irelied in the beginning on printed material in books that dealt with law,religion, and secular literature. Then, as a disciple of George Duby, Idiscovered the world of archives and hand-written Latin manuscripts.The present collection relies, to a great extent, on previously unknowninformation discovered during years of search in the archives of SouthernFrance, mostly on those of the county of Provence. They are situated inthe cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence as well as the town of Digne.The legal registers of the High Middle Ages (1250-1350) as well as thoseproduced by the counties' administration introduce us to the ordinarypeople of the region, to their daily life and to their preoccupations; theirnames are spelled out, the dates are recorded and the localities in whichthey were active are designated. At times these documents encourage usto endorse information found in contemporary literary sources and toovercome our hesitation and excessive caution concerning their value ashistorical evidence."" - Joseph Shatzmiller

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Author:   Joseph Shatzmiller
Publisher:   Academic Studies Press
Imprint:   Academic Studies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9798887193724

Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 November 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I The Making of Jewish Doctors 1 On Becoming a Jewish Doctor in The High Middle Ages*  2 Apprenticeship or Academic Education: The Making of Jewish Doctors 3 Livres médicaux et éducation médicale : à propos d’un contrat de Marseille en 1316  II Attending the Medieval University  1 Un cercle de savants de Montpellier vers 1300 : Contacts et Échanges entre erudits juifs et chretiens 2 Étudiants juifs à la faculté de médecine de Montpellier, dernier quart du XIVe siècle  3 La faculté de médecine de Montpellier et son influence en Provence: Témoignages en hébreu, en latin et en langue vulgaire III Activity North and South  1 Notes sur les médecins juifs en Provence au Moyen Âge 2 Médecins municipaux en Provence, Catalogne et autres régions de l’Europe méridionale (1350–1400) 3 Jewish Physicians in Sicily  4 Doctors and Medical Practice in Germany around the Year 1200: The Evidence of Sefer Hasidim 5 Doctors and Medical Practices in Germany around the Year 1200: The Evidence of Sefer Asaph IV The Medicalization of Society 1 Femmes médecins au Moyen Âge: Témoignages sur leurs pratiques (1250–1350) 2 Doctors’ Fees and Their Medical Responsibility: Evidence from Notarial and Court Records* 3 Médecins et expertise médicale dans la ville médiévale: Manosque 1280–1348 4 The Jurisprudence of the Dead Body: Medical Practitioners at the Service of Civic and Legal Authorities V The Range of Medical Services  1 Médecine et gynécologie au Moyen-Âge : un exemple provençal  2 Soigner le corps souffrant : Pratiques médicales au tournant du XIVe siècle 3 Soins de beauté, image et image de soi : le cas des juifs du Moyen Âge 4 Herbes et drogues dans la médecine provençale du Moyen Âge 5 Roger Bacon’s Critique of the Pharmaceutics of His Day 

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“Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, has throughout the course of his career provided a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. Known for his insightful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller’s research consistently illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, his work is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe.” — Ram Ben-Shalom, Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of The Jews of Provence and Languedoc

"""Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, has throughout the course of his career provided a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. Known for his insightful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller's research consistently illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, his work is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe."" -- Ram Ben-Shalom, Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of The Jews of Provence and Languedoc"

Author Information

Joseph Shatzmilleris Smart FamilyDistinguished Professor of Judaic Studiesat Duke University. He is the author ofShylock Reconsidered: Jews, Moneylanding,and Medieval SocietyandJews, Medicine,and Medieval Society.

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