Superstition and Religion ; TOIAD Flashcards
1
Q
What is 4BAG?
A
- four humours
- bad air/miasma
- astrology
- God
2
Q
What were the four humours?
A
- yellow bile
- black bile
- phlegm
- blood
3
Q
What humour is hot and wet?
A
- blood
4
Q
What humour is cold and dry?
A
- black bile
5
Q
What humour is cold and wet?
A
- phlegm
6
Q
What humour is hot and dry?
A
- yellow bile
7
Q
What was the link between the humours and disease?
A
- believed they had to keep the humours in balance and so when they got ill, they were out of balance
8
Q
What was the link between bad air/miasma and disease?
A
- believed that since more people died in towns where they lived alongside animals and filth, disease was caused by smell
9
Q
What was the link between astrology and disease?
A
- believed that events on earth (epidemics) were caused by the alignment of the planets
10
Q
What was the link between God and disease?
A
- believed that disease was a punishment from God
- an epidemic was because an entire community was sinful and moved away from the true path of God
11
Q
What was the Doctrine of Signatures?
A
- even though God could punish them, he created the right herbs and plants to cure it
12
Q
What was used/blamed to explain the unexpected?
A
- the supernatural world
- witchcraft was feared and believed demons caused death
13
Q
What was the most common treatments to keep the humours in balance?
A
- bleeding, e.g cupping and dleeches
14
Q
What are herbal potions?
A
- the use of herbs to create remedies
15
Q
What are examples of successful remedies?
A
- plantain (for boils, dog bites, wounds)
- honey (anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial)
- willow bark (toothache, it contained aspirin)
