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Author : John Grant Fuller
Release : 1969
Genre : Ergotism
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Book Synopsis The Day of St. Anthony's Fire by : John Grant Fuller
Download or read book The Day of St. Anthony's Fire written by John Grant Fuller. This book was released on 1969. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Grant Fuller
Release : 1969
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis The Day of St Anthony's Fire by : John Grant Fuller
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Author : St Athanasius of Alexandria
Release : 2018-08-27
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Life of St. Anthony of Egypt by : St Athanasius of Alexandria
Download or read book Life of St. Anthony of Egypt written by St Athanasius of Alexandria. This book was released on 2018-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biographic text of St. Anthony is presented complete in this edition for the reader's absorption and contemplation. First published in the 4th century A.D., Anthony the Great's biography was authored by Christian Saint Athanasius of Alexandria. Since its release, the book has helped spread the beliefs, practices and arduous faith of Anthony the Great. A significant progenitor of the monastic tradition, Saint Anthony lived an ascetic lifestyle in the arid lands of Egypt. Although not the earliest of religious figures committed to this tradition, through actions and preaching Anthony helped popularise and spread principles that would contribute heavily to the establishment of Christian monasteries in Europe and beyond. One event in St. Anthony's life was his encounter with the supernatural in the remote Egyptian desert. This occurrence, where the otherworldly presence tried to tempt him from his spartan philosophy of living, is much recreated in Western art and literature.
Author : Alessandra Foscati
Release : 2020
Genre : MEDICAL
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Book Synopsis Saint Anthony's Fire from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century by : Alessandra Foscati
Download or read book Saint Anthony's Fire from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century written by Alessandra Foscati. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the discovery of the ergotism epidemics (poisoning caused by ingesting the fungal toxin of rye) and its etiology, eighteenth-century physicians interpreted medieval chronicles in their medical texts in order to recognize the occurrences of ergotic diseases through retrospective diagnosis. They assumed that St. Anthony's fire and ignis sacer ("sacred fire") recorded in medieval texts represented the same disease, ergotism. This interpretative method, lacking a textual basis in the sources, has been incorrectly followed by historians till now. This book examines this historical prejudice through textual analysis, comparing diverse medieval and early modern sources. A striking semantic complexity emerges that changes the concept of St. Anthony's fire and modifies our understanding of diseases in general. This research illuminates aspects of the history of medicine, society, and hospitals.
Author : Atanasio (Santo)
Release : 1950
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Life of Saint Antony by : Atanasio (Santo)
Download or read book The Life of Saint Antony written by Atanasio (Santo). This book was released on 1950. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important document of early monasticism, written in 357, this is a biography of the recognized founder and father of monasticism. +
