IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 137: The Animal Turn in Medieval Health Studies, I: Exploitation and Risk - The Animal in Human Health
Monday 4 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
Organiser: | Sunny Harrison, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
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Moderator/Chair: | Sunny Harrison, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
Paper 137-a | Roaming the Streets: Dog Rabies and Animal Health Control in Late Antiquity (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Science, Social History |
Paper 137-b | Swallow a Frog and Avoid Croaking: Ingesting Poisonous Animals in William of Marra (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Science |
Paper 137-c | Animal Health and the Intensification of Draught Exploitation in the Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General |
Abstract | Scholars of medieval medicine have increasingly recognised the position of the animal in studying the health landscape of what was effectively a multi-species society which relied on animals for food, commerce, and agriculture. Medieval people lived in close quarters with their animals; this presented both a risk and an opportunity for exploitation. This session will bring together papers from different contexts to ask: what do medieval sources reveal about the relationship of medieval people with animals, and what steps were taken to mitigate risks and reap potential rewards? |