‘All men have been considered equal by me’: The attitude of Amatus Lusitanus towards treating gentiles according to his Physician’s Oath
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | ‘All men have been considered equal by me’: The attitude of Amatus Lusitanus towards treating gentiles according to his Physician’s Oath | |
| Creator | Shemesh, Abraham O. | |
| Description | The ancient Jewish law took a strict approach to medical relationships between Jews and non-Jews. The current study deals with the attitude of Amatus Lusitanus (1511–1568), a notable Portuguese Jewish physician towards treating gentiles. The Physician’s Oath of Lusitanus emphasises that as a doctor he treated people from varied faiths and socio-economic status. Lusitanus treated many non-Jews. For instance, he received an invitation from the municipality of Ragusa to serve as the town physician and he accepted this mission. In Anconare, he was called upon to treat Jacoba del Monte, sister of Pope Julius III, and he also prescribed for Julius himself. Amatus Lusitanus was forced to leave his country because of the Portuguese inquisition and wandered in many countries. Despite the hostile religious attitude of his close surroundings, he did not retaliate against his patients and provided medical treatment indiscriminately. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-08-22 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v75i3.5287 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 3 (2019); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5287/13142
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5287/13141
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5287/13143
https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5287/13140
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