Harnessing the Power of Chant - Professor Christopher Page

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Channel: Gresham College · 2015 · Education

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The healing power of chant was in many ways an early healthcare system. Professor Christopher Page discusses how this came to be, ad what it might have been like for patient and healer.

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http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/medieval-music-chant-as-cure-and-miracle

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