04313nam 2201033Ia 450 991078671540332120230725035458.01-282-76401-20-520-94620-0978661276401110.1525/9780520946200(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 aspectsChristianityMiraclesapparitions.behavioral science.biomedical.chaucer.christian faith.christian miracles.christianity.compostela.contemporary shrines.disease.faith healing.fatima.god and religion.healing powers.health issues.human condition.lourdes.medieval pilgrims.medjugorje.miracles.miraculous cures.phenomenon.pilgrimage.power of god.power of prayer.recovery.relics.religious pilgrimages.religious shrines.sacred journeys.saints.spiritual.Spiritual healing.HealingReligious aspectsChristianity.Miracles.231.7/3Scott Robert A.1935-128614MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786715403321Miracle cures3728626UNINA