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- catalog abstract ""Many historians of medieval art now look beyond Gothic cathedrals to study the relationship of architecture and image-making to the hard realities of life in early medieval society. In The Art of Healing, Marcia Kupfer breaks new ground by uncovering the lost relationship between church decoration and ritual practice in caring for the sick. Her inquiry bridges cultural anthropology and the social history of medicine even as it also expands our understanding of the ways in which the clergy employed mural painting to cure body and soul." "Looking closely at the parish church of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher in central France, Kupfer traces the roles played by its elaborate painted decoration to burial practices, to the veneration of saints, and to the care of the sick in nearby hospitals. Through analysis of the surrounding agrarian landscape, dotted with cults for specific afflictions, especially ergotism, then known as St. Silvan's fire, Kupfer sheds new light on the role of wall painting in an ecclesiastical economy of healing and redemption. Sickness and death, she argues, hold the key to understanding the dynamics of Christian community in the Middle Ages." "The Art of Healing will be important reading for cultural anthropologists and historians of both medicine and religion as well as to medievalists and art historians"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12992846.
- catalog coverage "Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France) Social life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "St. Aignan (France) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Many historians of medieval art now look beyond Gothic cathedrals to study the relationship of architecture and image-making to the hard realities of life in early medieval society. In The Art of Healing, Marcia Kupfer breaks new ground by uncovering the lost relationship between church decoration and ritual practice in caring for the sick. Her inquiry bridges cultural anthropology and the social history of medicine even as it also expands our understanding of the ways in which the clergy employed mural painting to cure body and soul." "Looking closely at the parish church of Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher in central France, Kupfer traces the roles played by its elaborate painted decoration to burial practices, to the veneration of saints, and to the care of the sick in nearby hospitals. Through analysis of the surrounding agrarian landscape, dotted with cults for specific afflictions, especially ergotism, then known as St. Silvan's fire, Kupfer sheds new light on the role of wall painting in an ecclesiastical economy of healing and redemption. Sickness and death, she argues, hold the key to understanding the dynamics of Christian community in the Middle Ages." "The Art of Healing will be important reading for cultural anthropologists and historians of both medicine and religion as well as to medievalists and art historians"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : "Confess your sins" -- The medieval site -- The collegiate church -- Conclusion : the art of healing -- Epilogue : the late medieval paintings.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 202 p., [80] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0271023031 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher)".
- catalog spatial "France St. Aignan".
- catalog spatial "France St. Aignan.".
- catalog spatial "Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France) Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France)".
- catalog spatial "St. Aignan (France) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "2003 N-638".
- catalog subject "758/.9234131/094453 21".
- catalog subject "Aegidius, Saint, Abbot Art.".
- catalog subject "Aegidius, Saint, Abbot.".
- catalog subject "Christian art and symbolism France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher) Medieval, 500-1500.".
- catalog subject "Christian art and symbolism France St. Aignan Medieval, 500-1500.".
- catalog subject "Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500 France St. Aignan.".
- catalog subject "Christianity Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France) History.".
- catalog subject "Collégiale de St. Aignan (St. Aignan, France)".
- catalog subject "Faith Healing Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France)".
- catalog subject "Healing in art.".
- catalog subject "History, Medieval Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France)".
- catalog subject "Medicine and art France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher)".
- catalog subject "Medicine and art France St. Aignan.".
- catalog subject "Medicine in Art Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France)".
- catalog subject "Medicine, Medieval France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher)".
- catalog subject "Medicine, Medieval France St. Aignan.".
- catalog subject "Miracles in art.".
- catalog subject "Mural painting and decoration, French France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher)".
- catalog subject "Mural painting and decoration, French France St. Aignan.".
- catalog subject "Mural painting and decoration, Romanesque France Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher)".
- catalog subject "Mural painting and decoration, Romanesque France St. Aignan.".
- catalog subject "N8223 .K87 2003".
- catalog subject "Symbolism Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher, France)".
- catalog subject "WZ 330 K965a 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : "Confess your sins" -- The medieval site -- The collegiate church -- Conclusion : the art of healing -- Epilogue : the late medieval paintings.".
- catalog title "The art of healing : painting for the sick and the sinner in a medieval town / Marcia Kupfer.".
- catalog type "Art. fast".
- catalog type "text".