Article ID: CBB563826109

Scholars and Medicine in Sicily between the 18th and 19th Centuries. Medical Knowledge and Universal History (2019)

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Inspired by the Enlightenment-era ideal of reconstructing a history of universal knowledge, the 18th and 19th centuries also saw the emergence of universal literary histories in Italy that were dedicated to the totality of humanistic and scientific knowledge. Two scholars – a Sicilian and a Spaniard who had lived a long time in Italy - contributed with monumental works, of which a large part was reserved for Sicilian medicine and the progress thereof. This interest shows the island’s intellectual ebullience and “openness” at the end of the 18th century, not only towards philosophical ideas from beyond the Alps, but also of European medical conceptions which, in many instances – on the island – were reinterpreted and “adapted” to the local culture and needs.

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Authors & Contributors
Visconti, Agnese
Genna, Caterina
Silvano, Giovanni
Ragonese, Peppino
Loredana Ginevra Ianni
Casini, Paolo
Journals
Medicina Historica
Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza
Nuova Rivista di Storia della Medicina
Acque Sotterranee
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Publishers
Pavia University Press
Bonanno Editore
Edizioni Caracol
Govi-Verlag
Franco Angeli
Edizioni ETS
Concepts
Medicine
Science and politics
Science and society
Medicine and society
Science and religion
Public health
People
Volta, Alessandro
Spallanzani, Lazzaro
Campailla, Tommaso
Venanzio Lupacchini
Michele Troja
Vallisneri, Antonio
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
Enlightenment
20th century
17th century
1st century BC
Places
Italy
Sicily
Europe
Milan (Italy)
Scotland
Spain
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
Università di Pavia
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