Encyclopedia of the Black Death
byJoseph P. Byrne, PhD, is an historian and professor of honors humanities at Belmont University, Nashville, TN.
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Byrne, Joseph. Encyclopedia of the Black Death. ABC-CLIO, 2012. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781598842548.
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This encyclopedia provides 300 interdisciplinary, cross-referenced entries that document the effect of the plague on Western society across the four centuries of the second plague pandemic, balancing medical history and technical matters with historical, cultural, social, and political factors.
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"Joseph Byrne, a medievalist well versed in myriad aspects of the period, displays his command of the era by examining aspects of bubonic plague. His skill at humanistic analysis reaches a height in such topics as virgin soil disease, medical education, remedies, and repopulation. . . . Overall, the comprehensive A to Z entries, timeline, maps and illustrations, bibliography, glossary, and detailed index provide high school, public, and college and university libraries with a valuable tool for understanding one of Earth's most terrifying catastrophes." - ARBA"I found this a very interesting reference work which examines the profound effect the epidemic had on the social and political landscape in European and Islamic countries as well as changes in medicine, medical studies and government-controlled public health policies. . . . Overall, this is a work which I think expands knowledge of the plague, not just during the period of the official Black Death, but also by providing the context of all three pandemics, how each one relates to the other, and how society, biomedicine, public health and politics respond to these crises, and developed as a result. This book would be an excellent addition to academic e-collections, of particular interest to humanities students of all disciplines, and historians. Scientists studying the history of medicine and biomedicine may also find this useful." - Reference Reviews"This is a terrific subject encyclopedia. . . . This will be a very useful acquisition for academic libraries in particular, especially those at institutions with programs in medieval history, history of science, and the humanities. Highly recommended." - Choice"The work begins with a helpful list of entries by topic (among them, 'Arts and Literature,' 'Biomedical Causes and Issues,' and 'Religion') and a time line. Entries are short, running one to two pages, and cover the typical (Alchemy, Animals, Fleas, Mass graves and plague cemeteries) and the unexpected ( Abandonment, Purgatory, Sumptuary laws) as well as many of the notable people of the times. The writing is clear and straightforward. All entries conclude with a list of references, and see also references are included, where helpful. A glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a general index round out the work. This single-volume resource will serve as a good starting point for research on the Black Death." - Booklist
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Encyclopedia of the Black Death
Author(s): Byrne, Joseph;Contributors: Byrne, Joseph;Abstract:This encyclopedia provides 300 interdisciplinary, cross-referenced entries that document the effect of the plague on Western society across the four centuries of the second plague pandemic, balancing medical history and technical matters with historical, cultural, social, and political factors.
SortTitle: encyclopedia of the black deathAuthor Info:Joseph P. Byrne Ph.D.authorJoseph P. Byrne, PhD, is an historian and professor of honors humanities at Belmont University, Nashville, TN.
eISBN-13: 9781598842548Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781598842548.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781598842531Entry Code: BLKDEImprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 452Publication Date: 20120116Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Contents v6
- List of Entries by Broad Topic xi12
- Introduction xvii18
- Timeline xxi22
- Abandonment 124
- AIDS and Plague 225
- al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar (1372–1449) 326
- Alchemy 427
- Allah 528
- Almanacs 629
- al-Manbiji, Muhammad (d. 1383) 730
- al-Maqrizi, Muhammad (al-Makrizi; 1363/4–1442) 831
- Amulets, Talismans, and Magic 932
- Anatomy and Dissection 1033
- Animals 1235
- Anticlericalism 1437
- Anti–Semitism and Anti–Jewish Violence before the Black Death 1437
- Apocalypse and Apocalypticism 1639
- Apothecaries 1740
- Arabic-Persian Medicine and Practitioners 1942
- Armenian Bole 2144
- Armies 2144
- Arrows 2245
- Ars moriendi (The Art of Dying) 2346
- Art, Effects of Plague on 2447
- Articella 2750
- Astrology 2750
- Athens, Plague of 2851
- Avicenna (Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina; 980–1037) 2952
- Barcelona, Spain 3154
- Bells 3255
- Bertrand, Jean-Baptiste (1670–1752) 3356
- Bezoar Stones 3356
- Bible 3457
- Biblical Plagues 3659
- Bills of Health 3760
- Bills of Mortality 3861
- Bimaristans (also Maristans) 4063
- Bishops and Popes 4164
- Black Death (1347–1352) 4265
- Black Death: Debate over the Medical Nature of 4669
- Black Death: Origins and Early Spread 4871
- Black Death, Plague, and Pestilence (Terms) 5275
- Bleeding/Phlebotomy 5275
- Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–1375) 5376
- Books of Hours 5477
- Borromeo, Federigo (1564–1631) 5578
- Borromeo, St. Charles (San Carlo; 1538–1484) 5679
- Boyle, Robert (1627–1691) 5679
- Broadsheets, Broadsides, and Pamphlets 5780
- Bubonic Plague 5982
- Bubonic Plague in North America 6184
- Bullein, William (d. 1576) 6386
- Caffa (Kaffa, Feodosiya), Ukraine 6588
- Cairo, Egypt 6588
- Canutus (Kanutus) Plague Tract 6790
- Causes of Plague: Historical Theories 6790
- Cellites and Alexians 6992
- Charlatans and Quacks 7093
- Chaucer, Geoffrey (c. 1340/43–1400) 7093
- Chauliac, Guy de (Guido de Cauliaco; c. 1300–1367) 7194
- Children 7295
- China 7497
- Chinese Traditional Medicine 7598
- Christ 77100
- Chronicles and Annals 79102
- Churches, Plague 80103
- Ciompi Revolt 81104
- Clement VI, Pope (1291/92–1352; r. 1342–1352) 81104
- Clothing 82105
- Compendium of Paris 84107
- Confraternities 84107
- Consilia and Plague Tracts 85108
- Constantinople/Istanbul 87110
- Contagion Theory 88111
- Cordons Sanitaires 90113
- Corpse Carriers 92115
- Corpses 94117
- Couvin, Simon de (Symon de Covino; c. 1320–1367) 95118
- Crime and Punishment 95118
- Dancing Mania 99122
- Danse Macabre 99122
- Death, Depictions of 101124
- Defoe, Daniel (1660–1731) 103126
- Dekker, Thomas (1570?–1632) 104127
- De Mertens, Charles (1737–1788) 105128
- Demographic and Economic Effects of Plague: The Islamic World 106129
- Demographic Effects of Plague: Europe 1347–1400 108131
- Demographic Effects of Plague: Europe 1400–1500 110133
- Demographic Effects of Plague: Europe 1500–1722 111134
- Demography 113136
- Demons, Satan, and the Devil 115138
- Diagnosing Plague 116139
- Dietary Regimens 118141
- Diseases, Opportunistic and Subsidiary 118141
- Disinfection and Fumigation 120143
- DNA and the Second Plague Pandemic 122145
- Donne, John (1572–1631) 122145
- Doors 123146
- Dublin, Ireland 125148
- Earthquakes 127150
- Economic Effects of Plague in Europe 127150
- Empirics 130153
- End of Second Plague Pandemic: Theories 131154
- Epidemic and Pandemic 134157
- Ex voto 135158
- Expulsion of Victims 135158
- Eyam, England (1666) 137160
- Famine 139162
- Fernel, Jean (c. 1497–1558) 140163
- Feudalism and Manorialism 140163
- Ficino, Marsiglio (1433–1499) 142165
- Flagellants 143166
- Fleas 145168
- Flight 146169
- Florence, Italy 148171
- Fracastoro, Girolamo (1478–1553) 149172
- Friars (Mendicants) 150173
- Funerals, Catholic 152175
- Funerals, Muslim 154177
- Funerals, Protestant 154177
- Galen and Galenism (129 CE–c. 216) 157180
- Gentile da Foligno (c. 1275–1348) 159182
- Germ Theory 160183
- God the Father 162185
- Gold 163186
- Governments, Civil 163186
- Graunt, John (1620–1674) 165188
- Gravediggers 165188
- Gregory the Great, Pope (r. 590–604) 166189
- Grindal, Edmund (1519–1583) 167190
- Guilds 168191
- Health Boards, Magistracies, and Commissions 171194
- Heaven and Hell 173196
- Henry VIII, King of England (1491–1547; r. 1509–1547) 174197
- Hippocrates (c. 460–c. 360 BCE) and the Hippocratic Corpus 174197
- Hodges, Nathaniel (1629–1688) 175198
- Hospitals 176199
- Humoral Theory 178201
- Hundred Years War (1337–1453) 179202
- I promessi sposi (1827) 181204
- Ibn al-Khatib, Lisad-ad Din (1313–1374) 181204
- Ibn Battuta, Abu Abdullah (1304–1368) 182205
- Ibn Khatimah, Abu Jafar Ahmed (1323?–1369) 183206
- Individualism and Individual Liberties 184207
- Ingrassia, Giovanni Filippo (Gianfilippo; 1510–1580) 185208
- Islam and Medicine 186209
- Islamic Civil Responses 187210
- Islamic Religious Responses 188211
- Islip, Simon (d. 1366) 189212
- Issyk Kul, Kyrgystan 190213
- Jacquerie 191214
- James I and VI Stuart, King (1566–1625) 191214
- Jewish Treasure Hoards 192215
- Jews 193216
- Jinn 196219
- Job 197220
- John of Burgundy (c. 1338–1390; also Johannes de Burgundia, Burdeus, La Barba, Burgoyne) 197220
- Jonson, Ben (1572–1637) 198221
- Justinian, Plague of (First Plague Pandemic) 198221
- Kircher, Athanasius (1602–1680) 201224
- Kitasato, Shibasaburo (1852–1931) 201224
- Koch, Robert (1843–1910) 202225
- Labourers, Ordinance and Statute of 205228
- Langland, William (c.1325–after 1388) 205228
- Languages: Vernacular and Latin 206229
- Lazarettos and Pest Houses 208231
- Lazarus 210233
- Leechbooks 211234
- Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) and Leprosarium 211234
- Li Muisis, Gilles (Le Muisit; 1271/72–1353) 212235
- Little Ice Age 213236
- Lollards 214237
- London, England 215238
- London, Great Plague of (1665–1666) 217240
- London's East Smithfield Plague Cemetery 218241
- Luther, Martin (1483–1546) 218241
- Lydgate, John (c. 1370–1450) 219242
- Malthusianism 221244
- Marseille, France 222245
- Mass Graves and Plague Cemeteries 223246
- Mead, Richard (1673–1754) 226249
- Mecca 226249
- Medical Education (1300–1500, Medieval Europe) 227250
- Medical Education (1500–1700, Early Modern Europe) 228251
- Medical Humanism 230253
- Merchants 231254
- Mercuriale, Girolamo (1530–1606) 233256
- Metaphors for Plague 234257
- Miasma Theory 235258
- Milan, Italy 236259
- Mongols 237260
- Monks, Nuns, and Monasteries 239262
- Moral Legislation 240263
- Morality Literature, Christian 241264
- Morbidity, Mortality, and Virulence 243266
- Moscow, Russia 245268
- Muhammad the Prophet (570–632) 246269
- Naples, Italy 249272
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