The Royal Touch in Early Modern England: Politics, Medicine and Sin Tapa dura - 2015

Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2015. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 23.7 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm. An excellent copy in great condition. Only light wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: "The royal touch was the religious healing ceremony at which the monarch stroked the sores on the face and necks of people who had scrofula in order to heal them in imitation of Christ. The rite was practiced by all the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns apart from William III, reaching its zenith during the Restoration when some 100,000 people were touched by Charles II and James II. This book, the first devoted to the royal touch for almost a century, integrates political, religious, medical and intellectual history. The custom is analyzed from above and below: the royal touch projected monarchical authority, but at the same time the great demand for it created numerous problems for those organizing the ceremony. The healing rite is situated in the context of a number of early modern debates,… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.