The Holy Greyhound : Guinefort, Healer of Children since the Thirteenth Century Paperback / softback
by Jean-Claude Schmidtt
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture series
Paperback / softback
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The legend of a dog which is unjustly killed by its master in error, after it has defended his child from attack by a snake or wolf, appears in several popular cultures of Indo-European origin.
This book concentrates on one local manifestation of the legend: a cult among the peasants of the Dombes, north of Lyons, who brought their sick child to the grave of 'Saint Guinefort', the martyred greyhound, for preservation from disease.
Providing a rare access to the underlying cultural traditions of Europe, all too often submerged in the survivals of literate culture, this book will be welcomed by a wide range of historians and anthropologists.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:16/04/2009
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- ISBN:9780521108805
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:16/04/2009
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- ISBN:9780521108805
