Fresh examinations of the role of medicinal plants in medieval
thought and practice and how they contributed to broader ideas
concerning the body, religion and identity. The important and
ever-shifting role of medicinal plants in medieval science, art,
culture, and thought, both in the Latin Western medical tradition
and in Byzantine and medieval Arabic medicine, is the focus of this
new collection. Following a general introduction and a background
chapter on Late Antique and medieval theories of wellness and
therapy, in-depth essays treat such wide-ranging topics as medicine
and astrology, charms and magical remedies, herbal glossaries,
illuminated medical manuscripts, women's reproductive medicine,
dietary cooking, gardens in social and political context, and
recreated medieval gardens. They make a significant contribution to
our understanding ofthe place of medicinal plants in medieval
thought and practice, and thus lead to a greater appreciation of
how medieval theories and therapies from diverse places developed
in continuously evolving and cross-pollinating strands,and, in
turn, how they contributed to broader ideas concerning the body,
religion, identity, and the human relationship with the natural
world. Contributors: MARIA AMALIA D'ARONCO, PETER DENDLE,
EXPIRACION GARCIA SANCHEZ, PETER MURRAY JONES, GEORGE R. KEISER,
DEIRDRE LARKIN, MARIJANE OSBORN, PHILIP G. RUSCHE, TERENCE SCULLY,
ALAIN TOUWAIDE, LINDA EHRSAM VOIGTS
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