Epidemics in premodern Middle Eastern society and thought

This article examines thought about and responses to epidemics in the Middle East before the 19th century. Its focus is mostly on approaches to plagues, the responses of state officials to them, and people's reactions in the Ottoman period (16th-18th centuries), with some attention given to the...

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Main Author: Ayalon, Yaron 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: History compass
Year: 2021, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-9
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