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Love Cures : Healing and Love Magic in Old French Romance /

"Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author:	Doggett, Laine E.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009.
Series:	Penn State Romance studies. Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Healing in literature. Love in literature. Magic in literature. Women healers in literature. French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism. Romances > History and criticism. Electronic books.
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