Ancient Healing and the Modern Mind
The ancients sought to treat diseases by dealing with their supposed causes. The most frequent causes assigned were divine judgment, demons, and the influence of the stars. Magic was the systematic attempt to influence occult powers, and was freely used in the treatment of disease. In modern times s...
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University of Chicago Press
1925
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The journal of religion
Year: 1925, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-84 |
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