Sanative Contagion Among Cambridge Platonists

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TitleSanative Contagion Among Cambridge Platonists
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PIDvideo:1293
Legacy Identifier2014_11_019
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ConferenceAmerican Philosophical Society Annual Meeting (2014)
speakerFleming, John V.
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractJohn Fleming tells the story of Valentine Greatrakes, a pious farmer who lives in Wexford, in Southern Ireland. In 1660, he woke up with the notion that God had granted him the power to heal the inflamation disease called Scrafula, or the King's Evil.
NoteAmerican Philosophical Society. Vol. 159, No. 4 (December 2015), pp. 409-414
LanguageEnglish (ENG)
Subject (local) History of Science
Subject (lcsh) Diseases, Causes and theories of causation
Subject (lcsh) Healing, Ireland, History, 17th century
Subject (lcsh) Greatrakes, Valentine
Subject (local) APS Meeting Videos
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GenreLecture
Formatvideorecording
Formatvideorecording
Extent26:01
Digital Originborn digitial
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Date Issued2014-11-08
PublisherAmerican Philosophical Society
PlacePhiladelphia, PA
PlaceUS
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleAmerican Philosophical Society Archives. Series X.
Call NumberAPS.Archives
URLhttp://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml
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