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Miracle cures [[electronic resource] ] : saints, pilgrimage, and the healing powers of belief / / Robert A. Scott



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Autore: Scott Robert A. <1935-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Miracle cures [[electronic resource] ] : saints, pilgrimage, and the healing powers of belief / / Robert A. Scott Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
Disciplina: 231.7/3
Soggetto topico: Spiritual healing
Healing - Religious aspects - Christianity
Miracles
Soggetto non controllato: apparitions
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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Iconic 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Miracle cures  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-76401-2
0-520-94620-0
9786612764011
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786715403321
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