Embodying the soul : medicine and religion in Carolingian Europe

Embodying the Soul argues that classical medicine was reconfigured as a sacred Christian art across the Carolingian Empire in the ninth century, becoming not simply a method of physical rehabilitation but also a tool of spiritual transformation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leja, Meg
Otros Autores: Karras, Ruth Mazo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022.
Colección:Middle Ages series.
Temas:
To 1500
Medicine, Medieval > Europe, Western.
Medicine, Medieval > Europe, Western > Sources.
Carolingians > Health and hygiene.
Carolingians > Religion.
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Mind and body > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Médecine médiévale > Europe de l'Ouest.
Médecine médiévale > Europe de l'Ouest > Sources.
Carolingiens > Santé et hygiène.
Carolingiens > Religion.
HISTORY / Medieval
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Medicine, Medieval.
Medicine > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Mind and body > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Western Europe.
Sources.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Embodying the Soul argues that classical medicine was reconfigured as a sacred Christian art across the Carolingian Empire in the ninth century, becoming not simply a method of physical rehabilitation but also a tool of spiritual transformation.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 378 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812298505
0812298500

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