Magicians, Theologians, and Doctors

Studies in Folk Medicine and Folklore as Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa

• Author(s): Hirsch Jakob Zimmels,
• Publisher: J. Aronson
• Pages: 293
• ISBN_10: 0765759713
  ISBN_13: 9780765759719
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic , Medical / General , Body, Mind & Spirit / Healing / General , Religion / Judaism / General , Religion / Judaism / Rituals & Practice , Religion / Reference , Social Science / Folklore & Mythology ,

Description:... This book gathers together the lore surrounding folk medicine, derived from rabbinic responsa of the twelfth through the nineteenth centuries. Dr. Zimmels has collected rabbinic opinions about various issues related to medicine and healing, including dentistry, obstetrics, the causes of disease, and folk remedies.