Words, stones, & herbs : the healing word in medieval and early modern England /
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| Author / Creator: | Bishop, Louise M. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2007. |
| Description: | xiv, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval studies Medieval studies (Syracuse, N.Y.) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6674958 |
Table of Contents:
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Healing and the Vernacular
- 1. Galen's Shadow: An Outline of Medieval Medicine and Healing
- 2. The Material Shape of Thought and Word
- 3. Metaphor, Catharsis, Pharmakon Words, Stones, and Herbs
- 4. Vernacular Science, Vernacular Poetry Dangerous Reading
- 5. Gendered Healing: Metaphor and Practice
- 6. The Disease Called "Touch Me Not": A Fifteenth-Century Medical Manuscript Read in Context
- 7. Early Modern Medicine: Self-Help and State Authority
- Conclusion: The Subject of Healing
- Works Cited
- Index
