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

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 str...

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1. Verfasser: McCann, Daniel
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Religion & culture in the Middle Ages.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (212 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781786833327
1786833328

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