MAGIC AND HEALING
Book Details + Condition: Rider & Company (London). Scarce First Edition, 1947 (ND provided). Illustrated throughout with b&w images. 176 pages. Dr. C.J.S. Thompson has traced the history of magic in medicine in every country where it was practiced throughout the centuries, up to its counterpart in modern times, the psychological treatment of disease. Healing by incantation, by sympathy, by touch and with the aid of astrology are all discussed. Folk medicine and herbs of healing, precious stones, rings and girdles used in healing and even beds of healing all have their place. Chapters include: Healing by Incantation of Disease; Anglo-Saxon Herb-Lore and Wort-Cunning; Magical and Medicinal Rings of Healing; Toothache and its Cure in Antiquity; The Psychological Effect of Magic and Healing; Healing and Touch; Precious and Rare Stones Involved in Healing; Plants of the Devil; and much more. An overall firm and clean copy of a scarce First Edition, with tight binding; light wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings.
