IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 302: Papers in Honour of Debby Banham, III: Anglo-Saxon Medicine - Vocabulary, Anatomy, and Conditions
Monday 2 July 2018, 16.30-18.00
Organiser: | Christine Voth, Seminar für Englische Philologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
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Moderator/Chair: | Faith Wallis, Department of History & Classical Studies / Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University, Québec |
Paper 302-a | The Anglo-Saxon Spleen (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Medicine |
Paper 302-b | Gut Feelings and Belly Aches: Internal Anatomy in Old English with Specific Reference to Bald's Leechbook (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Medicine |
Paper 302-c | Fertility and Infertility in Anglo-Saxon England (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Medicine |
Abstract | Dr Debby Banham has contributed generously to the field of medieval studies, as well as to her students and colleagues. These three sessions on Anglo-Saxon farming, food, and medicine are a celebration of her career and accomplishments. |