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Early English Magic And Medicine
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Author : Charles Joseph Singer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
Early English Magic And Medicine written by Charles Joseph Singer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with England categories.
Old English Medical Remedies
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Author : Sinéad Spearing
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-02-28
Old English Medical Remedies written by Sinéad Spearing and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-28 with History categories.
How pagan women blended magic and medicine—and why their medieval recipes may help cure modern-day illnesses. In ninth-century England, Bishop lfheah the Bald is dabbling with magic. By collecting folk remedies from pagan women, he risks his reputation. Yet posterity has been kind, as from the pages of Bald’s book a remedy has been found that cures the superbug MRSA where modern antibiotics have failed. Within a few months of this discovery, a whole new area of medical research called Ancientbiotics has been created to discover further applications for these remedies. Yet, what will science make of the elves, hags and nightwalkers which also stalk the pages of Bald’s book and its companion piece Lacnunga, urging prescriptions of a very different, unsettling nature? In these works, cures for the “moon mad” and hysteria are interspersed with directives to drink sheep’s dung and jump across dead men’s graves. Old English Medical Remedies explores the herbal efficacy of these ancient remedies while evaluating the supernatural, magical elements, and suggests these provide a powerful psychological narrative revealing an approach to healthcare far more sophisticated than hitherto believed. All the while, the voices of the wise women who created and used these remedies are brought to life, after centuries of suppression by the Church, in this fascinating read.
Anglo Saxon Magic And Medicine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Anglo Saxon Magic And Medicine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Anglo-Saxons categories.
Early English Magic And Medicine
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Author : Charles Singer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
Early English Magic And Medicine written by Charles Singer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with England categories.
Medieval Herbal Remedies
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Author : Anne Van Arsdall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-08-21
Medieval Herbal Remedies written by Anne Van Arsdall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-21 with History categories.
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
Early English Magic And Medicine
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Author : Charles Joseph Singer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
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Magic And Magicians In The Middle Ages And The Early Modern Time
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Author : Albrecht Classen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-10-23
Magic And Magicians In The Middle Ages And The Early Modern Time written by Albrecht Classen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-23 with History categories.
There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a wide range of texts, both literary and religious, both medical and philosophical, in which the topic is discussed from many different perspectives. The fundamental concerns address issue such as how people perceived magic, whether they accepted it and utilized it for their own purposes, and what impact magic might have had on the mental structures of that time. While some papers examine the specific appearance of magicians in literary texts, others analyze the practical application of magic in medical contexts. In addition, this volume includes studies that deal with the rise of the witch craze in the late fifteenth century and then also investigate whether the Weberian notion of disenchantment pertaining to the modern world can be maintained. Magic is, oddly but significantly, still around us and exerts its influence. Focusing on magic in the medieval world thus helps us to shed light on human culture at large.
Anglo Saxon Medicine
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Author : Malcolm Laurence Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1993-07-22
Anglo Saxon Medicine written by Malcolm Laurence Cameron and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07-22 with History categories.
The first book to study Old English medical texts.
Old English Wisdom Poetry
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Author : Russell Gilbert Poole
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 1998
Old English Wisdom Poetry written by Russell Gilbert Poole and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
Bibliography and guide to scholarly literature on the genre of Old English wisdom poetry. Wisdom literature played a crucial role in the evolution of traditional societies, contributing to the structure of society and to the acceptance of new ideas within a culture, a function that has become increasingly understood. Old English wisdom literature is the focus of this volume, which offers an bibliography of the scholarly criticism between 1800 and 1990 of a group of largely secular poems comprising the metrical Charms, The Fortunes of Men, The Gifts of Men, Homiletic Fragments I and II, Maxims I and II, The Order of the World, Precepts, the metrical Proverbs, the Riddles of the Exeter Book, the Rune Poem, Solomon and Saturn, and Vainglory. A General Introduction investigates debates between scholars and establishes overall trends; it is followed by the bibliography proper, divided into chapters, each with its own introduction, focusing on a major text or collection of texts, with entries arranged chronologically. Dr RUSSELL POOLEteaches in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University, New Zealand.
Mystery Magic And Medicine
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Author : Howard Wilcox Haggard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1933
Mystery Magic And Medicine written by Howard Wilcox Haggard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with Medical categories.
A concise history of scientific medicine. Copiously illustrated. There is probably no more fascinating story than that of the rise of scientific medicine. Its beginnings were in mystery and superstition; its progress encumbered with ignorance and quackery. Above these it has risen to become the most beneficent science of the modern world.