Love Cures - Healing and Love Magic in Old French Romance

About the author

Laine E. Doggett is Associate Professor of French at St. Mary’s College, Maryland.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Laine E. (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) Doggett, Laine E. (St. Mary's College of Maryland) Doggett, Doggett Laine E.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2009
• EAN: 9780271035314
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03531-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Penn State Romance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Religion & beliefs, Literary studies: general, Religion and beliefs