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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 2/2013

01-06-2013 | Original Paper

Public Health Problems in the Medieval Statutes of Croatian Adriatic Coastal Towns: From Public Morality to Public Health

Authors: Anja Petaros, Ante Skrobonja, Tatjana Culina, Alan Bosnar, Vedran Frkovic, Josip Azman

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

The article seeks out the regulations about public health in the oldest medieval statutes of fourteen cities of the eastern Croatian Adriatic coast, between the thirteenth and sixteenth century. The research revealed numerous examples of direct or indirect ways of protecting public health. Through the analyzed documents, a noteworthy relationship between public morality and public health can be noted. The described rules are important as a reflection of awareness about public health as a condition of survival and progress in the past. They witness a progressive transition from an original common law into a written law as well as the impact that religion had in influencing people’s general opinion and lifestyle in light of public health problems.
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Metadata
Title
Public Health Problems in the Medieval Statutes of Croatian Adriatic Coastal Towns: From Public Morality to Public Health
Authors
Anja Petaros
Ante Skrobonja
Tatjana Culina
Alan Bosnar
Vedran Frkovic
Josip Azman
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-011-9503-7

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