Health and Healing from the Medieval Garden (Paperback)

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

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Editors:	Peter Dendle (Author) • Alain Touwaide (Customer Opt-In)
Contributors:	Alain Touwaide (Customer Opt-In) • Deirdre Larkin (Contributor) • Expiracion Garcia Sanchez • George R. Keiser (Contributor) • Linda E. Linda E. Voigts (Series Editor) • Maria D'Aronco • Marijane Osborn (Contributor) • Peter Dendle (Author)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-976-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84383-976-8
Barcode:	9781843839767

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