Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean World
The discovery of DNA in the 20th century and recent biomedical research into the human genome in Southern Africa have shed much light on the diagnostic, epidemiological, and sociological aspects of albinism. Less attention has been given to the historical evidence for the condition and its religious...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2021
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Journal for the study of religion
Ano: 2021, Volume: 34, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-28 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Mittelmeerraum
/ Antiguidade
/ Albinismo
/ Santidade
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AD Sociologia da religião AG Vida religiosa BE Religiões greco-romanas ZA Ciências sociais |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Albinism
B Ancient Mediterranean B Conception B Astral cults B Sacrifice B the sacred |
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| Resumo: | The discovery of DNA in the 20th century and recent biomedical research into the human genome in Southern Africa have shed much light on the diagnostic, epidemiological, and sociological aspects of albinism. Less attention has been given to the historical evidence for the condition and its religious context, especially in the ancient Mediterranean World. This article assembles the meagre evidence for albinism in antiquity and investigates to what extent it was treated as "sacred". |
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| ISSN: | 2413-3027 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n1a1 |