TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCann,Daniel
TI  - Soul-Health: Therapeutic Reading in Later Medieval England
T2  - Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
SN  - 9781786833327
AV  - BL65 .S685 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cardiff
PB  - University of Wales Press
KW  - Reading
KW  - Health aspects
KW  - Spiritual healing
KW  - Health
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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
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