Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean World

被引：1
作者：
Hilton, John L. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
来源：
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION | 2021年 / 34卷 / 01期
关键词：
Ancient Mediterranean; albinism; the sacred; conception; sacrifice; astral cults; AFRICA; PLAGUE; CUNA;
D O I：
10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n1a1
中图分类号：
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号：
010107 ;
摘要：
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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