Saints, cure-seekers and miraculous healing in twelfth-century England /

Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Salter, Ruth J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Martlesham : York Medieval Press, 2021.
Series:Health and Healing in the Middle Ages Ser.
Subjects:
To 1500
Miracles > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Spiritual healing > England > History > To 1500.
Miracles > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Healing > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Spiritual healing.
England > Religious life and customs > To 1500.
Angleterre > Vie religieuse > Jusqu'à 1500.
England.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England
  • YORK MEDIEVAL PRESS
  • Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Miraculous Cures in Context: Twelfth-Century Medicine and the Saints
  • 2 Holy Healing: An Analysis of the Ailments
  • 3 The Great and the Good: Identifying the Cure-Seekers within the Miracles
  • 4 From Near and Far: The Geography of the Cults and the Distance Travelled
  • 5 The Road to Recovery: The Experience of Seeking Cure
  • 6 Upon Arrival at the Shrine: Cure-Seekers and the Place of Their Cure
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: A List of the Named Cure-Seekers Within the Seven Miracula*
  • Appendix 2: A List of the Occupations Recorded for Laypersons Within the Seven Miracula
  • Appendix 3: A List of the Place Names Recorded Within Thomas of Monmouth's M. Willelmi
  • Bibliography

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