Medicine and Religion c. 1300 The Case of Arnau de Vilanova [Hardcover]

This book discusses the relationship between religion and medicine around 1300. Joseph Ziegler analyses the spiritual writings of two learned physicians in the light of their medical background and examines the use of medical knowledge for non-medical purposes, and by clerics who did not engage in medical practice.

Introduction
The Language of the Physicians who Produce Spiritual Texts
Medicine as a Vehicle for Religious Speculation
Medicine for the Preachers
Medicine and Religion: Between Competition and Cooperation
Conclusions
Appendices
Bibliography
Index