Medical Miracles
Author | : Jacalyn Duffin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195336504 |
ISBN-13 | : 019533650X |
Rating | : 4/5 (50X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Medical Miracles by : Jacalyn Duffin
Download or read book Medical Miracles written by Jacalyn Duffin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making saints : miracles, medicine, and evidence since 1588 -- The supplicants and their saints -- The miracles : diseases, corpses, and other wonders -- Doctors and medical knowledge in the canonization process -- Healing as drama : gestures of invocation and the context of cure -- Conclusion : religion, medicine, and miracles.