Abstract
The article discusses the history of communicable diseases and public health in Jerusalem under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, with information on the Egyptian-Jewish community. Topics include interfaith relations and the financial situation in Israel during the 16th to the 19th centuries; an analysis of issues of health and disease which appear in the Jerusalem Muslim Court registers; and the study of the development of modern medicine, medical treatment, and public health action to prevent epidemics in Palestine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-49 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Korot |
| Volume | 21 |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- Court records
- History
- History of public health
- Interfaith relations
- Israel
- Israel -- Social conditions
- Israeli history
- Jerusalem
- Medical innovations
- Palestine
- Prevention of communicable diseases
- Prevention of epidemics
- Public health
- Religion
- Social history
