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The medieval kidney.

Joseph Ziegler1

  • 1Department of General History, Haifa University, Haifa 31905, Israel. zieglerj@research.haifa.ac.il

American Journal of Nephrology
|July 5, 2002
PubMed
Summary

This study explores medieval understandings of kidney diseases around 1300, highlighting the complex medical discourse and its connections to astrology and alchemy. It examines the kidney

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Area of Science:

  • * History of Medicine
  • * Medieval Studies
  • * Nephrology

Background:

  • * Exploration of diverse perspectives on the kidney and its pathologies around 1300.
  • * Focus on the medical works of Arnau de Vilanova (d. 1311).

Observation:

  • * Analysis of the multifaceted medical discourse surrounding kidney pathologies.
  • * Examination of how nephrology was integrated into the scholastic framework.

Findings:

  • * Demonstration of the intricate nature of medieval medical understanding of the kidney.
  • * Identification of strong links between nephrology, astrology, and alchemy in medical texts.

Implications:

  • * Provides insight into the intellectual and scientific landscape of medieval medicine.
  • * Highlights the interdisciplinary approach to understanding kidney diseases in the late medieval period.