Miraculous healings of paralysis: a preliminary study on sources.
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The aim of the present paper has been to explore the medieval evidence on miraculous healings of paralysis and to confront it with modern medical knowledge. Paralysis has been selected as a model for such a study and St. Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444) as a model of a saintly healer. Analyzed were the primary sources and modern literature. Paralysis was found to be among the most frequent diseases in medieval miracle reports, including the healings by St. Bernardino. According to the hypothesis offered in the paper, the majority of medieval cases of "miraculously healed paralysis" was of conversive origin.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Collegium antropologicum
دوره 37 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013