Miracle Cures: Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief
Author:   Robert A. Scott
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520262751


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 June 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robert A. Scott
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780520262751


ISBN 10:   0520262751
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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An intellectually fascinating book, Scott's treatment will be eye-opening for students of history, theology, and human nature. --Library Journal Refreshing ... objective and scholarly... Fascinating it its depth, thoroughness, and detailed accounts of medieval life, the book is a good read. --Science (Aaas) Erudite and engaging. --Times News (Lehighton, Pa) The author carefully weaves detailed textual and historiographic work with the latest social scientific findings... extremely valuable... It represents a sophisticated integration of historical analysis of religious practice with the latest findings in medicine and the social sciences. Readers at all levels should enjoy this engaging but sophisticated book. --Choice Engaging, compassionate book. --National Catholic Reporter


An intellectually fascinating book, Scott's treatment will be eye-opening for students of history, theology, and human nature. --Library Journal Refreshing ... objective and scholarly... Fascinating it its depth, thoroughness, and detailed accounts of medieval life, the book is a good read. --Science (Aaas) Erudite and engaging. --Times News (Lehighton, Pa) The author carefully weaves detailed textual and historiographic work with the latest social scientific findings... extremely valuable... It represents a sophisticated integration of historical analysis of religious practice with the latest findings in medicine and the social sciences. Readers at all levels should enjoy this engaging but sophisticated book. --Choice


An intellectually fascinating book, Scott's treatment will be eye-opening for students of history, theology, and human nature. --Library Journal Refreshing ... objective and scholarly... Fascinating it its depth, thoroughness, and detailed accounts of medieval life, the book is a good read. --Science (Aaas)


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Robert A. Scott, a sociologist, was for 18 years the deputy director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Among other books, he is the author of The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral (UC Press).

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