Title: Magicians, theologians, and doctors
First published: 1952
Description: This book gathers together the lore surrounding folk medicine, derived from rabbinic responsa of the twelfth through the nineteenth centuries. Dr. Zimmels has collected rabbinic opinions about various issues related to medicine and healing, including dentistry, obstetrics, the causes of disease, and folk remedies.
Subjects: Responsa, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric, Jews, Folklore, Traditional medicine, Medicine, religious aspects, Jews, folklore