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: | eBook |
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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Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
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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Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 291 pages ) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [268]-286) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780271052571 0271052570 |