Format:
XIV, 276 S.
,
Ill
Edition:
1. ed
ISBN:
0815631243
,
9780815631248
Series Statement:
Medieval studies
Content:
Introduction : healing and the vernacular -- Galen's shadow: an outline of medieval medicine and healing -- The material shape of thought and word -- Metaphor, catharsis, pharmakon : words, stones, and herbs -- Vernacular science, vernacular poetry : dangerous reading -- Gendered healing : metaphor and practice -- The disease called "touch me not" : a fifteenth-century medical manuscript read in context -- Early modern medicine : self-help and state authority -- Conclusion : the subject of healing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-250) and index
,
Introduction : healing and the vernacular -- Galen's shadow: an outline of medieval medicine and healing -- The material shape of thought and word -- Metaphor, catharsis, pharmakon : words, stones, and herbs -- Vernacular science, vernacular poetry : dangerous reading -- Gendered healing : metaphor and practice -- The disease called "touch me not" : a fifteenth-century medical manuscript read in context -- Early modern medicine : self-help and state authority -- Conclusion : the subject of healing
Language:
English
Keywords:
Mittelenglisch
;
Literatur
;
Spruch
;
Heilkunde
;
Geschichte 1000-1400
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007021381.html
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