03379nam 2200661Ia 450 991046312050332120211028014852.01-282-76401-20-520-94620-0978661276401110.1525/9780520946200(CKB)2670000000355305(EBL)547597(OCoLC)646576238(SSID)ssj0000439693(PQKBManifestationID)11273913(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439693(PQKBWorkID)10465235(PQKB)10746000(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084803(MiAaPQ)EBC547597(DE-B1597)518986(DE-B1597)9780520946200(Au-PeEL)EBL547597(CaPaEBR)ebr10395752(CaONFJC)MIL276401(EXLCZ)99267000000035530520090908d2010 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrMiracle cures[electronic resource] saints, pilgrimage, and the healing powers of belief /Robert A. ScottBerkeley, Calif. University of California Press20101 online resource (267 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26275-1 0-520-27134-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --List of Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Prologue --1. Life in the Middle Ages --2. Saints --3. Apparitions --4. Pilgrimage and Shrines --5. Disease --6. The Role of Stress in Illness --7. Belief, Hope, and Healing --8. Framing, Confessing, Self-Efficacy, and Healing --Coda --Appendix: Accounts of Miracles at Medieval Shrines --Notes --Bibliography --IndexIconic images of medieval pilgrims, such as Chaucer's making their laborious way to Canterbury, conjure a distant time when faith was the only refuge of the ill and infirm, and thousands traveled great distances to pray for healing. Why, then, in an age of advanced biotechnology and medicine, do millions still go on pilgrimages? Why do journeys to important religious shrines-such as Lourdes, Compostela, Fátima, and Medjugorje-constitute a major industry? In Miracle Cures, Robert A. Scott explores these provocative questions and finds that pilgrimage continues to offer answers for many. Its benefits can range from a demonstrable improvement in health to complete recovery. Using research in biomedical and behavioral science, Scott examines accounts of miracle cures at medieval, early modern, and contemporary shrines. He inquires into the power of relics, apparitions, and the transformative nature of sacred journeying and shines new light on the roles belief, hope, and emotion can play in healing.Spiritual healingHealingReligious aspectsChristianityMiraclesElectronic books.Spiritual healing.HealingReligious aspectsChristianity.Miracles.231.7/3Scott Robert A.1935-128614MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463120503321Miracle cures2466585UNINA