Saints-protectors from Snake Bite: A Short Overview and a Tentative Analysis
A short overview of several saints, including Peter, Paul, John, George, Hilarius, Hubert, and Gaudentius, venerated in Christian tradition as protectors from snake bite, is offered as an introduction to a more substantial debate on the factors determining the choice of protectors in folk medicine,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2005]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2005, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-38 |
| Further subjects: | B
History of Medicine
B snake bite B suggestive therapy B Religion B saints-protectors B Croatia |
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