Christ the Physician in Late-Medieval Religious Controversy b... - 9781914049262

Christ the Physician in Late-Medieval Religious ControversyEngland and Central Europe, 1350-1434\nAuthor(s): Patrick Outhwaite\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: York Medieval Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: York Medieval Press\nISBN-13: 9781914049262, 978-1914049262\nSynopsis\nA consideration of the allegory of Christ the Divine Physician in medical and religious writings. \n\nDiscourses of physical and spiritual health were intricately entwined in the Middle Ages, shaping intellectual concepts as well as actual treatment. The allegory of Christ as Divine Physician is an example of this intersection: it appears frequently in both medical and religious writings as a powerful figure of healing and salvation, and was invoked by dissidents and reformists in religious controversies.\n\nDrawing on previously unexplored manuscript material, this book examines the use of the Christus Medicus tradition during a period of religious turbulence. Via an interdisciplinary analysis of literature, sermo.