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What influence did religion have on the development of medicine in the middle ages?
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What influence did religion have on the development of medicine in the middle ages? After the decline of the Roman Empire the two religions of Islam and Christianity took control over the development and progress of medicine. This period of time lasting from 1000AD till 1500AD was named the Middle Ages .During this time Islam and Christianity influenced medicine in both positive and negative ways in many areas of medicine; which will be analysed through this essay. The downfall of the roman empire had a dramatic affect on Europe and Asia the majority of their engineering and medical breakthroughs were lost forever. However some of their books were rescued from the ruins. The majority of these books were located in Europe in monasteries were they were translated by monks. These monks were the main contributors to the medical progress from a Christianity perspective. They read the books of Galen and Hippocrates and approved...
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