The Magical and Sacred Medical World

The Magical and Sacred Medical World
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 541
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ISBN-10 : 9781527525795
ISBN-13 : 1527525791
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Book Synopsis The Magical and Sacred Medical World by : Éva Pócs

Download or read book The Magical and Sacred Medical World written by Éva Pócs and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers explores the sacred and magical aspects of ethno-medicine. The subject area is marked out by the points of connection between religious anthropology, ethno-medicine and medical anthropology, focusing on topics such as magical and religious concepts of health and disease, causes of disease, religious and magical averting and healing rites, healing gods, saints and, last but not least, the role that these play in the society, religion, mentality and everyday life of a community, as well as their various representations in folklore, literature or art. This volume includes, without restrictions of a methodological, temporal or geographical nature, works from the fields of folklore studies, anthropology, cultural history, comparative historical and textual philology, as well as research findings using the latest methods of analysis in textual folklore or based on archival research or fieldwork in or outside of Europe. This book will appeal to researchers and students of religion, folklore, and medical anthropology, as well as general readers interested in the humanities and cultural history.


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