How Long to Read The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller

How Long Does it Take to Read The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 20 minutes to read The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller by Jon G. Hughes

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

• Presents a traditional “cure-all” or leechbook of the ailments the Crusaders would have encountered and the remedies their mediciners would have employed, including recipes for many cures and instructions • Includes a comprehensive herbal, listing all the medicinal plants and materials needed to make the remedies, potions, elixirs, and unctions of the cure-all • Details the author’s travels in the steps of the Crusader physicians where he met with healers still employing the mediciners’ practices During the Crusades, chivalric knightly orders, such as the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller, brought along monastic mediciners to treat the sick and wounded. These mediciners not only employed the leading cures of medieval Europe but also learned new methods from the local folk-healers and Arabic healing traditions they encountered on their journeys. Presenting a traditional “cure-all” or leechbook of the Crusader physicians, Jon Hughes shares a comprehensive encyclopedia of the ailments the Crusaders would have encountered and the remedies their mediciners would have employed. He details recipes for many cures and a range of magico-medical applications such as charms, spells, enchantments, and amulets used to address the new illnesses of strange and foreign lands. He includes a detailed and comprehensive herbal, listing all the plants and materials needed to make and administer the remedies of the cure-all. He also details his travels in the steps of the Crusader physicians throughout Poland, the Czech Republic, Malta, Morocco, and the island of Rhodes where he met with healers still following this healing path who shared their practices with him. Revealing how the healers of the Crusades helped elevate Western medical knowledge through the integration of wisdom from their Middle Eastern counterparts, Hughes shows how their legacy continues through the many effective remedies and healing modalities still in use today.

How long is The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller?

The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller by Jon G. Hughes is 380 pages long, and a total of 95,000 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller aloud.

What Reading Level is The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller?

The Healing Practices of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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