Contribution to the History of Health Education in Bulgaria

Abstract

The review discusses the monograph Health Education in Bulgarian Society in the XIXth Century (until 1878) [Здравната просвета в българското общество през XIX век (до 1878 г.)] by Vladimir Terziev. The book traces the development of health education in Bulgaria in the second half of the 19th century. The author aims to analyze the modernization of the Bulgarian society through the prism of scientific medical knowledge and the process of its dissemination. In a broader perspective, the book highlights the clash between traditional and scientific medicine. The author’s ambition is to write a narrative in the spirit of social history with elements of interdisciplinarity. The analysis follows a historical approach with commentary on written sources.