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Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies, 2024
The essay explores the multifaceted approaches to body care during the Anglo-Saxon era, focusing ... more The essay explores the multifaceted approaches to body care during the Anglo-Saxon era, focusing on the Anglo-Saxon metrical charms. The aim is to analyse the dynamics of Anglo-Saxon 'medicine', intending to derive from it a thorough study of the beliefs and knowledge related to the concept of sēocnes, 'illness', and the practices of laececraeft, 'healing'. First, it intends to uncover the intricate relationship between physical, spiritual, and social dimensions of body maintenance, emphasizing practices such as hygiene, medical treatments, and religious rituals as the main expressions of the intertwining of medicine, religion, and magic in the Anglo-Saxon era. In a period when the modern concepts of magic, medicine, and religion had not yet been coined, illness was approached through a multitude of practices related to herbalism, superstition, and religious rituals. Religion played a central role in both spiritual and physical well-being since the divine intervention and the power of prayer shaped medical practices. Medicine in Anglo-Saxon England encompassed a variety of approaches, blending empirical observations with folk remedies and herbal treatments. Magic, closely intertwined with both religion and medicine, played a significant role in healing practices. Charms, amulets, and incantations were believed to ward off illness, protect against malevolent forces, and promote healing. Then, the essay analyses some of the main texts of the Lacnunga, transmitted in the Harley MS 585 manuscript, and of the Bald's Leechbook contained in the Royal 12 D XVII manuscript.
A Literary, Philosophical and Religious Journey into Well-Being, 2022
"Emerging from the Darkness", Mar 2021
The Supernatural in Literature, Dec 30, 2020
Civilizations of the Supernatural: Witchcraft, Ritual, and Religious Experience in Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Traditions, Nov 2020
"Quests, Journeys, and Wayside Attractions" , Mar 2020
Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies, 2024
The essay explores the multifaceted approaches to body care during the Anglo-Saxon era, focusing ... more The essay explores the multifaceted approaches to body care during the Anglo-Saxon era, focusing on the Anglo-Saxon metrical charms. The aim is to analyse the dynamics of Anglo-Saxon 'medicine', intending to derive from it a thorough study of the beliefs and knowledge related to the concept of sēocnes, 'illness', and the practices of laececraeft, 'healing'. First, it intends to uncover the intricate relationship between physical, spiritual, and social dimensions of body maintenance, emphasizing practices such as hygiene, medical treatments, and religious rituals as the main expressions of the intertwining of medicine, religion, and magic in the Anglo-Saxon era. In a period when the modern concepts of magic, medicine, and religion had not yet been coined, illness was approached through a multitude of practices related to herbalism, superstition, and religious rituals. Religion played a central role in both spiritual and physical well-being since the divine intervention and the power of prayer shaped medical practices. Medicine in Anglo-Saxon England encompassed a variety of approaches, blending empirical observations with folk remedies and herbal treatments. Magic, closely intertwined with both religion and medicine, played a significant role in healing practices. Charms, amulets, and incantations were believed to ward off illness, protect against malevolent forces, and promote healing. Then, the essay analyses some of the main texts of the Lacnunga, transmitted in the Harley MS 585 manuscript, and of the Bald's Leechbook contained in the Royal 12 D XVII manuscript.
A Literary, Philosophical and Religious Journey into Well-Being, 2022
"Emerging from the Darkness", Mar 2021
The Supernatural in Literature, Dec 30, 2020
Civilizations of the Supernatural: Witchcraft, Ritual, and Religious Experience in Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Traditions, Nov 2020
"Quests, Journeys, and Wayside Attractions" , Mar 2020