Hercules and Cancer: A Metaphorical Attempt to Beat Mortality

Art offers a visual document of ancestral suffering, as such mythological images in the arts can provide cathartic relief in our patients with existential anxiety. The image of Hercules fighting Hydra and Cancer may serve as an example on how art can help attaining that goal. One example of such an...

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Authors: Espí Forcén, Fernando (Author) ; Lopetegui-Lia, Nerea (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 1401-1404
Further subjects:B Psychology
B Religion
B Mythology
B History
B Species
B Philosophy
B Cancer
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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