Love cures : healing and love magic in old French romance /
"Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful"--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2009]
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| Series: | Penn State Romance studies.
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| Summary: | "Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 291 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271035307 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271035307 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780271035314 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0271035315 (pbk. : alk. paper) |