Magic thinking and religion around illness: symbolic manifestations and rituals, function and meaning

This work parts from observation of two coexisting phenomena of different nature: religious beliefs and manifestations- in a hospital context -mostly but not solely in patients- and other "superstitious" or "supernatural" beliefs and rituals -observed in health professionals- wit...

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Main Authors: Rafael Pascual Martínez, Teresa Beltrán Martínez, Fernando Fernández Candela
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2012-06-01
Series:Cultura de los Cuidados
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Online Access:https://culturacuidados.ua.es/article/view/2001-n9-pensamiento-magico-y-religiosidad-en-torno-a-la-enfermedad-manifestaciones-simbolicas-y-rituales-funcion-y-significado