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Herbs as pharmaka: between Medicine, Astrology and Magic

open access: yesStudia Ceranea, 2023
In the ancient and Byzantine world, natural elements were used to cure a certain disease, as attested by traditional medical sources such as Hippocrates, Dioscorides and Galen. However, the therapeutic properties of these substances are also described in
Giulia Freni
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Astrologie alchemiche: Ermetismi in transizione e culture occidentali

open access: yesKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, 2017
Alchemy is the “sacred art” of the transmutation of metals or human beings, and often these two tendencies are expressed together in an allegorical mode infused with an astrological imager reflecting their mystical nature.
Ezio Albrile
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A study of superstitious beliefs among bingo players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This study was conducted in order to examine the beliefs players have regarding superstition and luck and how these beliefs are related to their gambling behaviour.
Bingham, D, Griffiths, MD
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Tertullian ve Origen'e Göre Astrolojinin Meşruiyeti Sorunu

open access: yesİslam Medeniyeti Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2023
Astroloji, göksel fenomenlerin incelenmesi suretiyle insanların kaderi veyahut yeryüzü hakkında bazı kehanetlerde bulunma faaliyetidir. Hakikat anlamında ontolojik değerinden bağımsız olarak tarihin erken dönemlerinden modern zamanlara kadar da varlığını
Talha Fortacı
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XVI-wieczny tekst kalendarzowy Nauka krotka, cokolwiek kto ma począć po każdym znamieniem niebieskim. Między katedrą astrologii a klasztornym poradnikiem

open access: yesMeluzyna: dawna literatura i kultura, 2023
16th-century calendar text “Nauka krótka…”: between the astrology and the monastic guide Summary The article discusses a chapter from an early sixteenth-century collection – “Conservatio sanitatis” (BOZ 69, fol. 93v-96r).
Matylda Paszkiewicz
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Albert the Great, the Albert Legend, and the Legitimation of the Dominicans

open access: yesReligions, 2021
By the time of his death in 1280 Albert the Great was respected not only as a theologian and philosopher, but also as one of the greatest authorities on astrology in the West.
Scott E. Hendrix
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The Serious Naturalist and the Frivolous Collector: Convergent and Divergent Approaches to Nature in D’Amboinsche Rariteitkamer

open access: yesEarly Modern Low Countries, 2019
The traditional literature on D’Amboinsche Rariteitkamer depicts a difference between the editor of the text and images, Simon Schijnvoet (1652-1727), and the original author, Georg Everhard Rumphius (1627-1702).
Gijsbert M. van de Roemer
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A. Maslow’s concept of values and opportunities of its application

open access: yesИнтеллект. Инновации. Инвестиции, 2021
In the modern information society a man is in the flow of a dynamic life. An avalanche of information falls on him, which has a strong impact on his consciousness. In this situation the question of human values becomes particularly relevant.
А. V. Bukurova
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Shakespeare and the Spheres:the representation of astrology, astronomy and folklore surrounding the moon in King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper discusses the representation of astrology, astronomy, and folklore surrounding the moon, in King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest.
Currie, Catherine, Neal, Ian
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Post‐Traumatic Growth in the Global South: Possibilities in Relational Ethics from Communities to Classrooms

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a qualitative study of the way instructors and students understand and respond to traumatizing events in a Sri Lankan university. It shows how the attitudes and practices in the society at large are carried over to classrooms even though local institutions do not have a programmatic trauma‐informed pedagogy.
Suresh Canagarajah   +1 more
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