Hybrid healing : Old English remedies and medical texts
by Lori Ann Garner
Title:
Hybrid healing : Old English remedies and medical texts
Author:
Lori Ann Garner
Series (if any):
Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
344 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 3 tables
Publisher:
Manchester University Press (P648)
ISBN-13:
9781526158499
EAN:
9781526158499
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
798
Dimensions (mm):
146 x 229 x 34
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£95.63
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Description
Through combinations of instructive prose and incantatory verse, liturgical rituals and herbal recipes, Latinate learning and oral tradition, the Old English remedies offer hope not only for bodily ailments but also for such dangers as solitary travel, swarming bees and stolen cattle. Hybrid healing works from the premise that the tremendous diversity of Old English medical texts requires an equally diverse range of interpretative methodologies. Through a case study approach, this exploration of early medicine offers a series of close readings tailored specifically to individual remedies, drawing from a range of fields including plant biology, classical rhetoric, archaeology, folkloristics and disability studies. Embracing the endless complexity of these Old English texts, Hybrid healing argues that the healing power of individual remedies ultimately derives from a dynamic and unpredictable process that is at once both deeply traditional and also ever-changing.
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