Title Soul-Health : Therapeutic Reading in Later Medieval England.

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Description	1 online resource (212 pages).
	text file
Series	Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
	Religion & culture in the Middle Ages.
Contents	Front Cover; Half-Title; Series Editors; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Editions and Translations; Introduction: Cura Animarum; 1. Apprehensive Medicine; 2. Lyrical Treatment; 3. Compassionate Healing; 4. Longing for Health; 5. Dangerous Reading; Conclusion: Sowle-hele; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Backcover.
Summary	This is a book about reading and healing. It shows how literature that makes us feel sad, horrified, or fearful was understood to bring about health of the soul in the Middle Ages. Over five chapters, it considers a specific set of negative emotions and demosntrates precisely how words can evoke strong feelings.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Reading -- Health aspects.
	Reading.
	Spiritual healing.
	Spiritual healing.
	Health -- Religious aspects.
	Health -- Religious aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: McCann, Daniel. Soul-Health : Therapeutic Reading in Later Medieval England. Cardiff : University of Wales Press, ©2018
ISBN	9781786833327
	1786833328
	178683331X
	9781786833310