TRACES THE JOURNEY FROM ILL HEALTH TO MIRACULOUS CURE THROUGH THE LENS
OF HAGIOGRAPHICAL TEXTS FROM TWELFTH-CENTURY ENGLAND.
The cults of the saints were central to the medieval Church. These
holy men and women acted as patrons and protectors to the religious
communities who housed their relics and to the devotees who requested
their assistance in petitioning God for a miracle. Among the
collections of posthumous miracle stories, _miracula_, accounts of
holy healing feature prominently and depict cure-seekers successfully
securing their desired remedy for a range of ailments and afflictions.
What can these miracle accounts tell us of the cure-seekers'
experiences of their journey from ill health to recovery, and how was
healthcare presented in these sources?
This book aims to answer these questions via an in-depth study of the
miraculous cure-seeking process, considering Latin miracle accounts
produced in twelfth-century England, a time both when saints' cults
flourished and there was an increasing transmission and dissemination
of classical and Arabic medical works. Focused on seven shorter
_miracula_ (including Eadmer of Canterbury's _Miracula S. Dunstani_
and Thomas of Monmouth's _Vita et Passione S. Wilelmi Martyris
Norwicensis_) with a predominantly localised appeal, and thus on a
select group of cure-seekers - including Abbot Osbert of Notley who
suffered from an eye complaint, Leofmær the bedridden knight, and
Gaufrid who experienced a bad tooth extraction - the volume brings
together studies of healthcare and pilgrimage, looking at the
alternative to secular medical intervention and the practicalities and
processes of securing saintly assistance.
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ISBN
9781800101692
Publisert
2021
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1. utgave
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Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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