Embodying the soul : medicine and religion in Carolingian Europe /
Embodying the Soul argues that classical medicine was reconfigured as a sacred Christian art across the Carolingian Empire in the ninth century, becoming not simply a method of physical rehabilitation but also a tool of spiritual transformation.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2022].
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| Series: | Middle Ages series.
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| Summary: | Embodying the Soul argues that classical medicine was reconfigured as a sacred Christian art across the Carolingian Empire in the ninth century, becoming not simply a method of physical rehabilitation but also a tool of spiritual transformation. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 378 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812253894 0812253892 |