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Christ as a pharmacist: medical symbols in German devotion.

S van der Geest1.   

Abstract

The author reports on two German publications [1,2] about the metaphoric use of medicines in Christian devotional literature and art in German society (16th to 19th century). Christ is depicted as a pharmacist dispensing 'medicines' which contain Christian virtues and symbols.

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Year:  1994        PMID: 7526472     DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90027-2

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Soc Sci Med        ISSN: 0277-9536            Impact factor:   4.634


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1.  Longing for health. A practice of religious healing and biomedicine compared.

Authors:  Sipco J Vellenga
Journal:  J Relig Health       Date:  2008-05-01
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