Old wives' tales : the history of remedies, charms and spells /
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| Author / Creator: | Chamberlain, Mary, 1947- |
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| Imprint: | Stroud : Tempus, 2006. |
| Description: | 240 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6125323 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Part 1. Old Wives
- 1. Introduction
- 2. From Goddess to Sorceress: Women healers in Assyria, Egypt, Greece and Rome
- 3. From Sorceress to Witch: The old wife in medieval Europe and seventeenth-century England
- 4. From Expert to Charlatan: The old wife and the medical profession in eighteenth-century England
- 5. Alternatives for the Sick: The old wife and the sick poor in nineteenth- and twentieth-century England
- 6. Conclusions: Perspectives on the medical profession and the old wife
- Part 2. Tales
- 7. Introduction to Remedies
- 8. Remedies
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
