Les rois thaumaturges
étude sur le caractère surnaturel attribué à la puissance royale particulièrement en France et en Angleterre
by Marc Bloch, Dr. Antonio Fontoura
HistoryRoyal touchTherapeutic useCoinsHealingMedicineCramp-ringsPower (Social sciences)
" ... Theme is the Western European conception of kingship. But with characteristic virtuosity, Bloch chooses an unusual issue to focus on--the belief that the touch of the sovereign's hand could cure scrofula and related diseases."--dust jacket.
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