Post by King Adam Aberdeen I on Apr 15, 2008 20:03:23 GMT -6
Adam saw much of the medical capabilities in Skye as primitive... in his travels over the years, he noticed that medicine had advanced very little in countries and farther in others. He found that scholarship fell into the religious sphere, and clerics were more interested in curing the soul than the body.
It was here that Adam’s disbelief in Christianity was an advantage. He believed in God, as did many religions around the world, but it was his belief that whatever man had access to religious-wise, he always misconstrued it to fit his needs, disregarding the true meanings…
Adam knew many theologians considered disease and injury to be the result of supernatural intervention and insisted that cures were only possible through prayer. He also knew that a blade cut, spoiled meat smelled, and the body would die if not cared for…
Since the theologians had control of the medical field, he saw no new medical research being conducted, and no new practices created. Physicians simply perpetuated the church-approved classical techniques that were preserved in ornately decorated, hand-copied texts produced by monks. In others countries, he saw the creation of many large hospitals built and run by monastic orders. But still he saw the religious medical staff in charge…
Although medicine and surgery were related, he noticed practitioners drew a distinct line between them. For he saw that physicians generally treated problems inside the body, and surgeons dealt with wounds, fractures, dislocations, urinary problems, amputations, skin diseases, and syphilis. They also bled patients when directed by physicians. This Adam could not, and now as Lord of the Isles would not accept as the rule.
Adam felt that medicine should be recognized as a profession, as well as Theology was…. based upon formal education, standardized curriculum, and legal regulation.
He wished to stimulate medical practice just as all other European intellectual pursuits were. He wanted to urge physicians and scholars to begin to scientifically study medicine; to consider ever the most pagan of medicine as a basis, for it is they who for centuries have survived even the harshest of plagues.
Adam wanted to lure other countries to provide information and training on their medical practices… Aman-ud-Din had told him on many occasions of Arabic pharmaceutical practices – practices that should be studied and improved. He knew of medicines--like laudanum—that were developed to stop or reduce pain.
Adam wanted healers and doctors to begin to investigate the spread of infectious diseases. He reflected on the discussions that he and Dmitrii had regarding his step-parents who died of a disease.
As the direct result of battlefield experiences, Adam also felt that surgical procedures also needed to be modernized. He wanted surgeons to begin to experiment with ways to ease the suffering of their patients.
Adam felt that medicine required a movement away from theological influence over the medical profession forcing it back towards its roots in ancient Greek medicine and a resurgence of scientific observation and methods. He needed to bravely break free of current societal constraints and allow physicians to pave the way for the coming of many miracles that a Gaelic Renaissance required in medicine.
Now able to guide the country in the direction he felt was beneficial to all, he decided to do something. Standing in the hallway just outside the library, he grabs a passing page… “Summon the Court Physician and mae wife… ah wish tae speak tae them…”
Then he turns back into the library walking up and down the walls of books, his fingers tracing lightly over the titles.
It was here that Adam’s disbelief in Christianity was an advantage. He believed in God, as did many religions around the world, but it was his belief that whatever man had access to religious-wise, he always misconstrued it to fit his needs, disregarding the true meanings…
Adam knew many theologians considered disease and injury to be the result of supernatural intervention and insisted that cures were only possible through prayer. He also knew that a blade cut, spoiled meat smelled, and the body would die if not cared for…
Since the theologians had control of the medical field, he saw no new medical research being conducted, and no new practices created. Physicians simply perpetuated the church-approved classical techniques that were preserved in ornately decorated, hand-copied texts produced by monks. In others countries, he saw the creation of many large hospitals built and run by monastic orders. But still he saw the religious medical staff in charge…
Although medicine and surgery were related, he noticed practitioners drew a distinct line between them. For he saw that physicians generally treated problems inside the body, and surgeons dealt with wounds, fractures, dislocations, urinary problems, amputations, skin diseases, and syphilis. They also bled patients when directed by physicians. This Adam could not, and now as Lord of the Isles would not accept as the rule.
Adam felt that medicine should be recognized as a profession, as well as Theology was…. based upon formal education, standardized curriculum, and legal regulation.
He wished to stimulate medical practice just as all other European intellectual pursuits were. He wanted to urge physicians and scholars to begin to scientifically study medicine; to consider ever the most pagan of medicine as a basis, for it is they who for centuries have survived even the harshest of plagues.
Adam wanted to lure other countries to provide information and training on their medical practices… Aman-ud-Din had told him on many occasions of Arabic pharmaceutical practices – practices that should be studied and improved. He knew of medicines--like laudanum—that were developed to stop or reduce pain.
Adam wanted healers and doctors to begin to investigate the spread of infectious diseases. He reflected on the discussions that he and Dmitrii had regarding his step-parents who died of a disease.
As the direct result of battlefield experiences, Adam also felt that surgical procedures also needed to be modernized. He wanted surgeons to begin to experiment with ways to ease the suffering of their patients.
Adam felt that medicine required a movement away from theological influence over the medical profession forcing it back towards its roots in ancient Greek medicine and a resurgence of scientific observation and methods. He needed to bravely break free of current societal constraints and allow physicians to pave the way for the coming of many miracles that a Gaelic Renaissance required in medicine.
Now able to guide the country in the direction he felt was beneficial to all, he decided to do something. Standing in the hallway just outside the library, he grabs a passing page… “Summon the Court Physician and mae wife… ah wish tae speak tae them…”
Then he turns back into the library walking up and down the walls of books, his fingers tracing lightly over the titles.
