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Words, stones, & herbs : the healing word in medieval and early modern England / Louise M. Bishop.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bishop, Louise M.
- Series:
- Medieval studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)
- Medieval studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine in literature.
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Medical English.
- English language.
- Spiritual healing.
- Mind and body in literature.
- Reading--Psychological aspects.
- Reading.
- Medicine, Medieval--England.
- Medicine, Medieval.
- English language--Medical English.
- English language--Middle English.
- England.
- Discourse analysis.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Words, stones, and herbs
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815631248
- 0815631243
- OCLC:
- 134992626
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