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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-28 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mediterranean area
/ Antiquity
/ Albinos and albinism
/ Holiness (motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Albinism
B Ancient Mediterranean B Conception B Astral cults B Sacrifice B the sacred |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n1a1 |