Words, stones, & herbs : the healing word in medieval and early modern England / Louise M. Bishop.
2007
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Title
Words, stones, & herbs : the healing word in medieval and early modern England / Louise M. Bishop.
Other title
Words, stones, and herbs
Edition
1st ed.
Created/published
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2007.
Description
xiv, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Associated name
Series statement
Medieval studies
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-250) and index.
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.
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.
Series
Medieval studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State).
Item Details
Call number
PR275.M4 B57 2007