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Old English medical remedies :

(Number (ISBN

1526711702

(Number (ISBN

9781526711700

Title Proper

Old English medical remedies :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

mandrake, wormwood and raven's eye /

First Statement of Responsibility

Sinead Spearing.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Pen & Sword History,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xviii, 172 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and index.

Text of Note

Chapter 1. The embarrassment of Bald -- Chapter 2. Where strange creatures lurk -- Chapter 3. The day the elves died -- Chapter 4. Raven's eye -- Chapter 5. Mandrake -- Chapter 6. A sudden stitch and The nine herbs charm -- Chapter 7. Herbal remedies -- Chapter 8. Dead men's graves -- Chapter 9. Devils, elves and nightwalkers -- Chapter 10. Hags et al. -- Chapter 11. 'Cunning women'.

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Text of Note

In 9th century England Bishop Alfeah the Bald is dabbling with magic. By collecting folk remedies from pagan women he risks his reputation. Yet posterity has been kind, as from the pages of Bald's book a remedy has been found that cures the superbug MRSA where modern antibiotics have failed. Within a few months of this discovery a whole new area of medical research called Ancientbiotics has been created to discover further applications for these remedies. Yet, what will science make of the elves, hags and nightwalkers which also stalk the pages of Bald's book and its companion piece Lacnunga, urging prescriptions of a very different, unsettling nature. Cures for the 'moon mad' and hysteria are interspersed with directives to drink sheep's dung and jump across dead men's graves. 'Old English Medical Remedies' explores the herbal efficacy of these ancient remedies whilst evaluating the supernatural, magical elements and suggests these provide a powerful psychological narrative revealing an approach to healthcare far more sophisticated than hitherto believed. All the while, the voices of the wise women who created and used these remedies are brought to life, after centuries of demonisation by the Church.

Title

Old english medical remedies.

International Standard Book Number

1526711710

Medicine, Medieval-- History.

History of Medicine.

History, Medieval.

Medicine, Traditional-- history.

Heilpflanzen

Medicine, Medieval.

Medizin

Mittelalter

United Kingdom.

England

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Edition

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Book number

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Spearing, Sinead

Date of Transaction

20200823042147.0

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[Book]

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