Marc Bloch

The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals)

Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long attributed to royal power. Throughout history, both France and England claimed to hold kings with healing powers who, by their touch, could cure people from all strands of society from illness and disease.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of Marc Bloch
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 700g
• ISBN-13: 9781138855922
• ISBN-10: 1138855928
• Artikelnr.: 59996046

Autorenporträt

Marc Bloch

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction; Book I: The Origins 1. The beginnings of the touch
of scrofula 2. The origins of the royal healing power: the sacred aspects
of royalty in the early centuries of the Middle Ages book 2: The Grandeur
and Vicissitudes of the Royal Healers 1. Touching for scrofula and its
popularity up to the end of the fifteenth century 2. The second miracle of
English royalty: cramp rings 3. The sacred and miraculous aspects of
royalty from the beginning of the touch for scrofula up to the Renaissance
4. Some confused beliefs: St-Marcoul, the kings of Franceand the seventh
sons 5. The royal miracle during the Wars of Religion and the absolute
monarchy 6. The decline and death of the royal touch Book 3: A Critical
Interpretation of the Royal Miracle 1. A critical interpretation of the
royal miracle; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index