Abstract
During the Mamluk and Ottoman periods, the monks of the Franciscan Order were the only representatives of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem and they provided medical treatment for Christians. This article looks at the activities of the Franciscans, in particular in their pharmacy, which was associated with the production of Jerusalem balsam, famous both in the East and in Europe. It compares these activities with those of Jewish physicians in Jerusalem and looks at the relationships between the two groups and their effects on medical development in the Levant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-87 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Vesalius : acta internationales historiae medicinae |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Dec 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine