Sacred Sneezes in Aristotle, Historia animalium I 11 and [Aristotle], Problemata physica XXXIII 7 & 9
The aim of this essay is to shed light on three related Peripatetic texts that have received little scholarly attention: a passage in Aristotle’s Historia animalium I 11, on the nose, which mentions in passing that «sneezing […] is alone of breaths (πνευμάτων) a sign prophetic and sacred»; and, two...
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LED Edizioni Universitarie
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Erga-Logoi |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Erga-Logoi/article/view/2853 |