Stories
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The eye of darshan
The Hindu concept of darshan means “divine revelation”, but it’s also about the multilayered ways in which we see the world around us. Adrian Plau explains how one image in a Panjabi manuscript relates to darshan, and why it’s so striking.
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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
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The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Polytrim (for eye infections)
Date: c.1988Reference: WF/M/PL/245Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Viroptic (for herpes simplex infections of the eye)
Date: c.1980Reference: WF/M/PL/417Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Cortisporin (for bacterial infections)
Date: 1956-1982Reference: WF/M/PL/071Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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There is no crime for those who have Christ : religious violence in the Christian Roman Empire / Michael Gaddis.
Gaddis, Michael, 1970-Date: [2005], ©2005- Archives and manuscripts
Otosporin (for bacterial infections)
Date: 1958-1986Reference: WF/M/PL/220Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd