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Tetela Amulets: Re-Interpreting a Medical Anthropology Collection as a Fashion Benchmark
, 2019 This record is for a(n) postprint of an article published in International Journal of Fashion Studies on 2019-10-01.In the 1920s and 30s, missionaries and colonial officials in equatorial Africa collected thousands of amulets—devices worn on the body ...
Akou, Heather Marie
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Charms or Amulets for some Diseases of the Eye [PDF]
, 1911 The paper is based on a lecture read on 28th March 1894 and contains a describtion of amulets for healing eye ...
Modi, Jivanji Jamshedji
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A Reassessment of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Low‐Infection‐Risk Electrophysiology Procedures
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Certain electrophysiology (EP) procedures are associated with minimal tissue disruption and do not involve permanent transvenous leads. As a result, these interventions carry a lower risk of device‐ or procedure‐related infection. These procedures include placement of implantable cardiac monitors, leadless pacemakers, and left atrial appendage
Rahel M. Sileshi +14 more
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Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Exploring how Turkish‐speaking immigrants understand and express common mental health conditions is crucial, as discrepancies in this area have real‐life consequences for treatment. Some key concepts to examine within this are the long‐standing belief that Turkish‐speaking immigrants somatise emotional difficulties and cannot ...
Ayse Akan +4 more
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The statuettes and amulets of Thonis-Heracleion [PDF]
, 2015 This study catalogues and analyses 329 statuettes and amulets from Thonis- Heracleion, a sunken city off the coast of Egypt that flourished between the 7th and 2nd centuries BC.
Heinz, Sanda Sue
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 57, Issue 10, Page 1727-1756, October 2026.An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello +2 more
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, 2023 This chapter introduces a few types of amulets and talismans produced by Ṣūfīs or appealing to Ṣūfī saints for help and protection. Particular attention is given to a number of paper talismans produced between the eleventh/seventeenth and thirteenth ...
Leoni, Francesca
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