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Transforming Words into Efficacious Healing Objects: The Case of the Bleeding Woman

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The miraculous healing of the bleeding woman, Haemorrhoissa , as known from Mt 9:20‑22, Mk 5:25‑34, and Lk 8:43‑48, has been reinterpreted and inscribed onto several ‘magical’ objects to help women recover from gynecological hemorrhage in Egypt (and elsewhere) during the sixth or seventh century. The retelling of the story and the mechanics of healing through these efficacious objects are the focus of this article.

Source: Quotidiana

DOI: 10.30687/qu/0122-2244/2025/01/002

Author: Markéta Preininger

Institution: University of Würzburg

Language: English

Topic: Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4417429377