Students have an essay proposal due and deserve a break, so were going to watch a bit of the new Decameron and judge the presentation of doctors, humoralism, contagion theory, etc. It's surprisingly on the nose!
Students have an essay proposal due and deserve a break, so were going to watch a bit of the new Decameron and judge the presentation of doctors, humoralism, contagion theory, etc. It's surprisingly on the nose!
Some of the samples on this chart are disconcerting!
#histmed #padova #humoralism
Some of the samples on this chart are disconcerting!
#histmed #padova #humoralism
Day 5
The most advanced medical science is based in Humoralism and Miasma Theory. Surgeons exist, but folk medicine and mysticism dominate the field. (Given that some illness is magical, this isn't inappropriate, just overdone.)
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Day 0
This month, I'll be sharing lore associated with my stories in the world of Síderon, with special emphasis on my upcoming serialized #Romantasy, A Chime for These Hallowed Bones!
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Day 5
The most advanced medical science is based in Humoralism and Miasma Theory. Surgeons exist, but folk medicine and mysticism dominate the field. (Given that some illness is magical, this isn't inappropriate, just overdone.)
www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...
I used to think it came from Jewish dietary rules, but it is probably based on Galenic humoralism like many North African traditional dietary beliefs.
I used to think it came from Jewish dietary rules, but it is probably based on Galenic humoralism like many North African traditional dietary beliefs.
Though it's odd how dizzy I've felt as of late. This pounding in my head just won't let up...
Though it's odd how dizzy I've felt as of late. This pounding in my head just won't let up...
🩸rating: explicit
🌟no archive warnings apply
🩸ship: theon greyjoy/roose bolton, throose
🌾words: 5k
🩸summary: Theon Greyjoy seeks out a distraction the night before he is to leave for Pyke as King Robb's war envoy.
archiveofourown.org/works/62984293
🩸rating: explicit
🌟no archive warnings apply
🩸ship: theon greyjoy/roose bolton, throose
🌾words: 5k
🩸summary: Theon Greyjoy seeks out a distraction the night before he is to leave for Pyke as King Robb's war envoy.
archiveofourown.org/works/62984293
Day 5
Medicine within the Kimian Empire is still in the era of Miasma Theory and Humoralism. Herbalism and other folk medicines therefore shoulder the bulk of the burden when it comes to pharmaceutical needs.
Day 5
Medicine within the Kimian Empire is still in the era of Miasma Theory and Humoralism. Herbalism and other folk medicines therefore shoulder the bulk of the burden when it comes to pharmaceutical needs.
Day 5
Since there is very little magic that provides anything in the way of healing or insight into biology, the Kimian Empire's conception of medical science lags far behind anything else. Miasma Theory and Humoralism are ... (1/2)
Day 5
Since there is very little magic that provides anything in the way of healing or insight into biology, the Kimian Empire's conception of medical science lags far behind anything else. Miasma Theory and Humoralism are ... (1/2)
between so-called good and bad bacte-
ria—echo the perennial seductions of
“humoralism,” a theory of health de-
rived from the ancient concept of har-
mony like
blood and phlegm, which
appear in both Eastern and Western
medical traditions.
between so-called good and bad bacte-
ria—echo the perennial seductions of
“humoralism,” a theory of health de-
rived from the ancient concept of har-
mony like
blood and phlegm, which
appear in both Eastern and Western
medical traditions.
wizard's humor and bloods are strengthend and hyper-balanced with harbs, now he has abilities to control Pneuma. his gaze has physical, destructive power.
but his body overheated
wizard's humor and bloods are strengthend and hyper-balanced with harbs, now he has abilities to control Pneuma. his gaze has physical, destructive power.
but his body overheated
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goatfury.substack.com/p/feeling-hu...
Day 18
Medicine on Síderon is medieval by our standards. Even the Kimian Empire, which has early 1900s tech, relies on Humoralism and Miasma Theory. While no magic directly heals or cures illness, prayer is widely relied upon.
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What is the level of medical tech in your setting, but more importantly how does it interact with magic and religion?
Can magic help with healing and getting rid of sickness?
Does religion have much to do with medicine?
#mythdecember #writesky #prompt
Day 18
Medicine on Síderon is medieval by our standards. Even the Kimian Empire, which has early 1900s tech, relies on Humoralism and Miasma Theory. While no magic directly heals or cures illness, prayer is widely relied upon.
www.joumontfort.com/tales-of-the...