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A medieval guide to practical magic
| Rebecca J S NiceThomas S G FarnettiMartin Hopton
With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.
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The history of brainwashing
| Daniel PickSteven Pocock
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
| Lalita Kaplish
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.