Miracle Cures

Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief

By: Robert A. Scott

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Hardcover | 7 June 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Iconic images of medieval pilgrims such as Chaucer's, making their laborious way to Canterbury, conjure a distant time when faith was the only refuge of the ill and infirm, and thousands traveled great distances to pray for healing. Why, then, in an age of advanced biotechnology and medicine, do millions still go on pilgrimages? Why do journeys to the shrines of important saints-such as Lourdes, Compostela, Fatima, and Medjugorie-constitute a major industry? In Miracle Cures, Robert A. Scott explores these provocative questions and finds that pilgrimage continues to offer answers for many. Its benefits can range from a demonstrable improvement in health to complete recovery. Using research in biomedical and behavioral science, Scott examines accounts of miracle cures at medieval, early modern, and contemporary shrines. He inquires into the power of relics, apparitions, and the transformative nature of sacred journeying and shines new light on the roles belief, hope, and emotion can play in healing. The result is a fresh and original approach that bridges the often separate worlds of faith and science.

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"An intellectually fascinating book, Scott's treatment will be eye-opening for students of history, theology, and human nature." Library Journal "Refreshing ... objective and scholarly... Fascinating it its depth, thoroughness, and detailed accounts of medieval life, the book is a good read." Science (AAAS) "Erudite and engaging." Times News (Lehighton, Pa) "The author carefully weaves detailed textual and historiographic work with the latest social scientific findings... extremely valuable... It represents a sophisticated integration of historical analysis of religious practice with the latest findings in medicine and the social sciences. Readers at all levels should enjoy this engaging but sophisticated book." Choice "Engaging, compassionate book." -- Teresa Malcom National Catholic Reporter

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion Comparative Religion Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Medicine Medicine in General Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Worship Spirituality & Religious Experience

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Prologue	p. xv
Appealing to Saints for Miracles
Life in the Middle Ages	p. 3
Saints	p. 29
Apparitions	p. 49
Pilgrimage and Shrines	p. 67
Saints and Healing
Disease	p. 103
The Role of Stress in Illness	p. 121
Belief, Hope, and Healing	p. 128
Framing, Confessing, Self-Efficacy, and Healing	p. 149
Coda	p. 167
Appendix: Accounts of Miracles at Medieval Shrines	p. 177
Notes	p. 181
Bibliography	p. 207
Index	p. 227
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Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief

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