Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition
Objective: Define the saints who have a preventive and curative role in combating mental illnesses in Christian ethno-medical tradition, explain their connection with the illnesses, and indicate examples of patron saints of mental illnesses in Istrian sacral heritage. Methods: Analysis of lite...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2012-08-01
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| author | Danijela Tomić Igor Salopek |
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| description | Objective: Define the saints who have a preventive
and curative role in combating mental
illnesses in Christian ethno-medical tradition,
explain their connection with the illnesses, and
indicate examples of patron saints of mental illnesses
in Istrian sacral heritage.
Methods: Analysis of literature with registration
of all the Saints in Istrian shrines, and establishing
the actual situation in the field.
Results: We established the existence of ten states
that we connect with psychiatric difficulties and
seventeen patron saints to whom the faithful
pray in their battle against mental illnesses. From
this group, in Istrian saints we discover eight patron
saints, where in the number of sacral elements,
St. Peter the Apostle, St. Bartholomew and
St. Vitus dominate. They are followed by St. Bernard,
St. Francis of Paola, St. Ignatius of Loyola,
St. Christopher and St. Ulrich. A brief overview
of the hagiographic characteristics of the saints
and their connection with ethno-medicine are
presented.
Conclusion: Christian tradition abounds in ethno-
medical elements, which today, as they once
did, represent a specific approach to fighting
against (mental) illnesses and a source of supportive
therapeutic solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d610259ce7d341e9903e9071b5679aea2022-12-22T00:50:15ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242012-08-01817-8678Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical traditionDanijela TomićIgor SalopekObjective: Define the saints who have a preventive and curative role in combating mental illnesses in Christian ethno-medical tradition, explain their connection with the illnesses, and indicate examples of patron saints of mental illnesses in Istrian sacral heritage. Methods: Analysis of literature with registration of all the Saints in Istrian shrines, and establishing the actual situation in the field. Results: We established the existence of ten states that we connect with psychiatric difficulties and seventeen patron saints to whom the faithful pray in their battle against mental illnesses. From this group, in Istrian saints we discover eight patron saints, where in the number of sacral elements, St. Peter the Apostle, St. Bartholomew and St. Vitus dominate. They are followed by St. Bernard, St. Francis of Paola, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Christopher and St. Ulrich. A brief overview of the hagiographic characteristics of the saints and their connection with ethno-medicine are presented. Conclusion: Christian tradition abounds in ethno- medical elements, which today, as they once did, represent a specific approach to fighting against (mental) illnesses and a source of supportive therapeutic solutions.http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/799 |
| spellingShingle | Danijela Tomić Igor Salopek Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition Zdravniški Vestnik |
| title | Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition |
| title_full | Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition |
| title_fullStr | Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition |
| title_short | Patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in Istrian ethno-medical tradition |
| title_sort | patron saints of mental illnesses with an overview of examples in istrian ethno medical tradition |
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