Intro -- Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England -- YORK MEDIEVAL PRESS -- Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Miraculous Cures in Context: Twelfth-Century Medicine and the Saints -- 2 Holy Healing: An Analysis of the Ailments -- 3 The Great and the Good: Identifying the Cure-Seekers within the Miracles -- 4 From Near and Far: The Geography of the Cults and the Distance Travelled
5 The Road to Recovery: The Experience of Seeking Cure -- 6 Upon Arrival at the Shrine: Cure-Seekers and the Place of Their Cure -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: A List of the Named Cure-Seekers Within the Seven Miracula* -- Appendix 2: A List of the Occupations Recorded for Laypersons Within the Seven Miracula -- Appendix 3: A List of the Place Names Recorded Within Thomas of Monmouth's M. Willelmi -- Bibliography
Summary
Traces the journey from ill health to miraculous cure through the lens of hagiographical texts from twelfth-century England
