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  • Medical Saints. Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World. Oxford University Press, 2013. 256p. Hardback. Jacalyn Duffin approaches the subject of Catholic miracle claims from the unique vantage of a medical doctor with a specialty in hematology as well as a historian of medicine. Medical Saints builds upon DUffin's earlier book, Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints, and Healing, 1588-1999, Oxford University Press, 2009. Both books are fascinating, engagingly written accounts. Although not the first scholar to broach the subject of miracles through the lens of medical science, Duffin brings a refreshingly new perspective and style... Overall, this is a thoughtful and thought-provoking book that should prove valuable to a range of readers, including historians and sociologists of medicine and religion, as well as believers and skeptics of the miraculous. Journal of the History of Medicine October 2014 (Publisher's information). € 54.34 (New) (Printed on Demand)  (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199743179