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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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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ASRSA
2021
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Journal for the study of religion
Год: 2021, Том: 34, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 1-28 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Mittelmeerraum
/ Древность
/ Альбинизм
/ Святость
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| Индексация IxTheo: | AD Социология религии AG Религиозная жизнь BE Греко-римские религии ZA Общественные науки |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Albinism
B Ancient Mediterranean B Conception B Astral cults B Sacrifice B the sacred |
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| Итог: | 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 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n1a1 |