Love Cures - Healing and Love Magic in Old French Romance

Aspects of love that are expressed in pop music - such as 'love is a drug', 'sexual healing', and 'love potion number nine' - trace deep roots to Old French romance of the high Middle Ages. This title seeks to engage scholars of love, marriage, and magic in disciplines as diverse as anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies.

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. Doggett, 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: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2009
• EAN: 9780271035307
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03530-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 594 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Penn State Romance Studies; 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