Abstract
O presente artigo aborda aspectos da visão médico-astrológica de Manuel Bocarro Francês e Rosales, físico cristão-novo nascido em Lisboa, que se converteu à ortodoxia judaica quando foi viver para Hamburgo. Graduado pelas universidades castelhanas de Alcalá de Henares e Sigüenza, Bocarro é um defensor do galenismo, professando ao mesmo tempo a ideia de que a origem da Medicina remonta a Deus, que a transmitira a Adão já depois da queda deste, para o auxiliar na sua condição miserável. Por outro lado, na sua prática médica, Bocarro concede grande relevância à teoria da influência celeste sobre o corpo humano, pois, como que procurando levar à perfeição a matéria astrológica, propõe que, pelas estrelas, se possa conhecer, entre outras coisas, o temperamento, debilidades físicas e qualidades anímicas admiráveis do indivíduo, bem como a ocasião propícia para a aplicação de tratamentos
The present article focuses on the medical and astrological vision of Manuel Bocarro Francês e Rosales, a New Christian doctor born in Lisbon, who converted to Judaism when he moved to Hamburg. Graduated by the Castilians universities of Alcalá de Henares and Sigüenza, Bocarro defends the galenic medicine, professing also the idea that the origin of Medicine remounts to God, who transmitted it to Adam after hisfall, to help his miserable condition. On the other hand, in his medical practice, Bocarro gives great importance to the theory of celestial influence on the human body,because, as endeavoring to bring to perfection the astrological matter, he proposes that, by the stars, it is possible to acquire knowledge of, among others things,temperament, physical weaknesses and admirable soul qualities of man, as the favorable occasion for the application of treatments.
The present article focuses on the medical and astrological vision of Manuel Bocarro Francês e Rosales, a New Christian doctor born in Lisbon, who converted to Judaism when he moved to Hamburg. Graduated by the Castilians universities of Alcalá de Henares and Sigüenza, Bocarro defends the galenic medicine, professing also the idea that the origin of Medicine remounts to God, who transmitted it to Adam after hisfall, to help his miserable condition. On the other hand, in his medical practice, Bocarro gives great importance to the theory of celestial influence on the human body,because, as endeavoring to bring to perfection the astrological matter, he proposes that, by the stars, it is possible to acquire knowledge of, among others things,temperament, physical weaknesses and admirable soul qualities of man, as the favorable occasion for the application of treatments.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 85-99 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Cadernos de Estudos Sefarditas |
Volume | 17 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | Os Judeus e a Medicina. Tempo e Memória. Seminário - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 30 Oct 2014 → … |
Keywords
- Medicine
- Galenism
- Divine Transmission
- Celestial Influence
- Astrology
- Medicina
- Galenismo
- Transmissão Divina
- Influência Celeste
- Astrologia