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The apothecary's chest [electronic resource]

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'The Apothecary's Chest: Magic, Art and Medication' was a one-day symposium held at the University of Glasgow on November 24, 2007. The symposium called for a discussion on the evolution of the notions of mysticism, knowledge and superstition in the way t

Title The apothecary's chest [electronic resource] : magic, art and medication / edited by Konstantina Georganta, Fabienne Collignon and Anne-Marie Millim.
Publisher Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Creation Date 2009
Notes Papers presented at a symposium held at the University of Glasgow on Nove,ber 24, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references.
English
Content TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE PHRENOLOGICAL DREAMER
ANIMAL MAGIC
A WIZARD / WITCH'S DUEL
OLD SPELLS, MAGIC HERBS AND FRIGHTENING CREATURES
THE RISING GORGE
PRESCRIPTION NARRATIVES
THEATRES OF MEMORY AND RESTRAINT
THE POPULAR USE OF "PRECIOUS" STONES MEDICINALLY IN EARLY MODERN SCOTLAND
THEODORA, 'THE PILLS' AND THE SAINTS
"I WILL PUT NONE OF THESE DISEASES UPON THEE (...) FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE"
MAGIC, MYSTICISM, AND MEDICINE
"THEY GO BY THEIR DREAMS"
FROM MERE BELLIES TO THE BAD SHAMAN
CONTRIBUTORS
Extent 1 online resource (181 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010704061705171
MARC RECORDS
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