The Holy Greyhound
The Holy Greyhound
Guinefort, Healer of Children since the Thirteenth Century
Jean-Claude Schmidtt
June 2009
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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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June 2009Paperback
9780521108805
228 pages
229 × 152 × 13 mm
0.34kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. The Inquisitor
- Part II. The Legend and the Rite
- Part III. Saint Guinefort
- Part IV. Narrative Time, Historical Time
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
