A Methodological Problem in the Writing of Medical History: A Study on the Interpretation and Transmission of Information in Sources Differently Than They Are

Abdullah Yıldız; Ahmet Acıduman; Pınar Aysert Yıldız

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A Methodological Problem in the Writing of Medical History: A Study on the Interpretation and Transmission of Information in Sources Differently Than They Are

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Yıldız | Ahmet Acıduman | Pınar Aysert Yıldız

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Tarihi

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.347-353

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318314

pISSN:

1309-8004

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 Aim: This study aimed to determine the sources which the sentence in Prof. Dr. Ali Haydar Bayats book Tıp Tarihi published in 2003, which at first glance suggests a historical avian influenza epidemic, During the period when the Danishmend ruler Melik Muhammed d. 1143 ruled Malatya, there was an epidemic that first killed poultry and then many people, especially young children is based and to present and discuss the information obtained. Methods: The study was conducted between March-June 2022. The literature was reviewed, the article by Feda Şamil Arık titled Plague Epidemics in Anatolia in the Time of the Seljuks and the Turkish, French, Arabic and English translations of the Chronicle of Patriarch Mihail of the Syriac Orthodox Church were analysed and the findings were discussed. Results: The source of the sentence that prompted us to investigate is most likely Arıks article: According to the information given by Syriac Michael, in the year 14521141 of the Greeks, the plague epidemic that first broke out in the said city Malatya Mélitene and devastated poultry such as chickens, etc., then caused the death of many other people, especially young children. Arık cited the French translation of Syriac Mihails Chronicles as the source of this information. When the French, Arabic and English translations as well as the Turkish translations of this work were analysed, it was seen that the diseases occurring in chickens and humans were included in a way to indicate different diseases. Conclusion: Although both Bayats work and Arıks work, which is thought to have been a source for Bayat, state that the plague epidemic that broke out in Malatya in 1141 first affected poultry and then many people, especially children, according to the information given by Syriac Mihail, it is understood that there were actually two different epidemics, the first epidemic was described as a plague affecting chickens, and the second epidemic was a smallpox epidemic affecting young children.

 Aim: This study aimed to determine the sources which the sentence in Prof. Dr. Ali Haydar Bayats book Tıp Tarihi published in 2003, which at first glance suggests a historical avian influenza epidemic, During the period when the Danishmend ruler Melik Muhammed d. 1143 ruled Malatya, there was an epidemic that first killed poultry and then many people, especially young children is based and to present and discuss the information obtained. Methods: The study was conducted between March-June 2022. The literature was reviewed, the article by Feda Şamil Arık titled Plague Epidemics in Anatolia in the Time of the Seljuks and the Turkish, French, Arabic and English translations of the Chronicle of Patriarch Mihail of the Syriac Orthodox Church were analysed and the findings were discussed. Results: The source of the sentence that prompted us to investigate is most likely Arıks article: According to the information given by Syriac Michael, in the year 14521141 of the Greeks, the plague epidemic that first broke out in the said city Malatya Mélitene and devastated poultry such as chickens, etc., then caused the death of many other people, especially young children. Arık cited the French translation of Syriac Mihails Chronicles as the source of this information. When the French, Arabic and English translations as well as the Turkish translations of this work were analysed, it was seen that the diseases occurring in chickens and humans were included in a way to indicate different diseases. Conclusion: Although both Bayats work and Arıks work, which is thought to have been a source for Bayat, state that the plague epidemic that broke out in Malatya in 1141 first affected poultry and then many people, especially children, according to the information given by Syriac Mihail, it is understood that there were actually two different epidemics, the first epidemic was described as a plague affecting chickens, and the second epidemic was a smallpox epidemic affecting young children.

 Aim: This study aimed to determine the sources which the sentence in Prof. Dr. Ali Haydar Bayats book Tıp Tarihi published in 2003, which at first glance suggests a historical avian influenza epidemic, During the period when the Danishmend ruler Melik Muhammed d. 1143 ruled Malatya, there was an epidemic that first killed poultry and then many people, especially young children is based and to present and discuss the information obtained. Methods: The study was conducted between March-June 2022. The literature was reviewed, the article by Feda Şamil Arık titled Plague Epidemics in Anatolia in the Time of the Seljuks and the Turkish, French, Arabic and English translations of the Chronicle of Patriarch Mihail of the Syriac Orthodox Church were analysed and the findings were discussed. Results: The source of the sentence that prompted us to investigate is most likely Arıks article: According to the information given by Syriac Michael, in the year 14521141 of the Greeks, the plague epidemic that first broke out in the said city Malatya Mélitene and devastated poultry such as chickens, etc., then caused the death of many other people, especially young children. Arık cited the French translation of Syriac Mihails Chronicles as the source of this information. When the French, Arabic and English translations as well as the Turkish translations of this work were analysed, it was seen that the diseases occurring in chickens and humans were included in a way to indicate different diseases. Conclusion: Although both Bayats work and Arıks work, which is thought to have been a source for Bayat, state that the plague epidemic that broke out in Malatya in 1141 first affected poultry and then many people, especially children, according to the information given by Syriac Mihail, it is understood that there were actually two different epidemics, the first epidemic was described as a plague affecting chickens, and the second epidemic was a smallpox epidemic affecting young children.

 Amaç: Prof. Dr. Ali Haydar Bayatın 2003 yılında yayınladığı Tıp Tarihi kitabındaki ilk bakışta tarihsel olarak bir kuş gribi salgınını düşündüren Danişmendli hükümdarı Melik Muhammedin ö. 1143 Malatyaya egemen olduğu dönemde önce kümes hayvanlarını sonra da başta küçük çocuklar olmak üzere birçok insanı öldüren bir salgın olmuştu cümlesinin dayandığı kaynakların belirlenmesi ve ulaşılan bilgilerin sunularak tartışılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma Mart-Haziran 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bayatın cümlesine kaynak olabilecek literatür taranmış, Feda Şamil Arıkın Selçuklular Zamanında Anadoluda Veba Salgınları başlıklı makalesi ile Süryani Ortodoks Kilisesi Patriği Mihailin Vakainamesinin Türkçe, Fransızca, Arapça ve İngilizce çevirileri incelenmiş ve ortaya konan bulgular tartışılmıştır. Bulgular: Bizi araştırmaya sevk eden cümlenin kaynağının büyük olasılıkla Arıkın makalesi olduğu değerlendirilmiştir: Süryani Mihaelin bu hususta verdiği bilgiye göre, Yunanlıların 14521141ci yılında söz konusu şehirde Malatya Mélitene önce tavuklar vb. gibi kümes hayvanlarında baş gösteren ve bunları kırıp geçiren veba salgını, daha sonra başka başta küçük yaştaki çocuklar olmak üzere, bir çok kimsenin de ölmesine sebep olmuştu. Arık verdiği bu bilginin kaynağı olarak Süryani Mihailin Vakainamesinin Fransızca çevirisini göstermiştir. Bu eserin Fransızca, Arapça ve İngilizce çevirilerinin yanı sıra Türkçe çevrileri incelendiğinde tavuklar ve insanlarda ortaya çıkan hastalıkların farklı hastalıklara işaret edecek biçimde yer aldığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Hem Bayatın eserinde hem de Bayata kaynaklık etmiş olduğu düşünülen Arıkın eserinde Malatyada 1141 yılında çıkan veba salgının önce kümes hayvanlarını, sonra da başta çocuklar olmak üzere birçok kimseyi etkilediği belirtilmekle birlikte, Süryani Mihailin verdiği bilgilere göre, aslında iki farklı salgının çıkmış olduğu, ilk salgının tavukları etkileyen bir veba olarak nitelendiği, ikinci salgının ise küçük çocukları etkileyen bir çiçek salgını olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.

Makale detayları

A Methodological Problem in the Writing of Medical History: A Study on the Interpretation and Transmission of Information in Sources Differently Than They Are

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Yıldız | Ahmet Acıduman | Pınar Aysert Yıldız

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Tarihi

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.347-353

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318314

pISSN:

1309-8004

History of medicine

history of infectious diseases

history of epidemics

methodologyTıp tarihi

enfeksiyon hastalıkları tarihi

salgınlar tarihi

metodoloji

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Abdullah Yıldız | Ahmet Acıduman | Pınar Aysert Yıldız

Yayıncı: Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar: İslam Tarihi

Dergi: Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.347-353

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001318314

pISSN: 1309-8004

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Abdullah Yıldız | Ahmet Acıduman | Pınar Aysert Yıldız

Yayıncı:

Mersin University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Tarihi

Dergi:

Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.347-353

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318314

pISSN:

1309-8004