Holy Greyhound - Guinefort, Healer of Children Since the Thirteenth Century

Providing a rare access to the underlying cultural traditions of Europe, all too often submerged in the survivals of literate culture, this book will be welcomed by a wide range of historians and anthropologists. Providing a rare access to the underlying cultural traditions of Europe, all too often submerged in the survivals of literate culture, this book will be welcomed by a wide range of historians and anthropologists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Inquisitor; Part II. The Legend and the Rite; Part III. Saint Guinefort; Part IV. Narrative Time, Historical Time; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Schmidtt Jean-Claude, Jean-Claude Schmidtt, Jean-Claude Schmitt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521108805
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10880-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture; Cambridge Studies in Oral and
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore