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Amulets
Medicine and Etnomedicine
Ethnomedicine is a field that explores traditional medicinal practices within specific cultural contexts and it delves into the ways in which communities harness local knowledge, beliefs, and rituals to maintain health. Across various cultures, amulets are believed to possess healing properties and safeguard individuals from illness or negative forces.
Some references
Insights into Portuguese Medical History: From the Birth of the Art of Asclepius
Maria do Sameiro Barroso
Christopher John Duffin
João Alcindo Martins e Silva
Medical Heritage of the National Palace of Mafra
Maria do Sameiro Barroso
Christopher John Duffin
Germano de Sousa
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