Stories
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Superstition, contagion and medical rumour
The great generator of confusion, rumours have not spared human health from their chaos. Find out how whispers, gossip and rumours have caused medical mishaps through the ages.
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Invisibility
Why do menopausal women feel invisible? Because nobody talks about menopause or because society doesn't value older women?
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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 metamorphosis of masturbation
Throughout history, medics and campaigners have tried to stamp out masturbation – but is modern science transforming its reputation?
Catalogue
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Surgery and superstition in Neolithic times / by A.W. Buckland.
Buckland, Anne Walbank.Date: [1882]- Books
Knowing demons, knowing spirits in the early modern period / Michelle D. Brock, Richard Raiswell, David R. Winter, editors.
Date: [2018]
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A verger's dream: Saints Cosmas and Damian performing a miraculous cure by transplantation of a leg. Oil painting attributed to the Master of Los Balbases, ca. 1495.
Master of Los Balbases (Painter in Burgos), active approximately 1495.Date: [1495?]Reference: 46009i- Archives and manuscripts
Commonplace book
Date: 1732-1742Reference: MS.2801Part of: Head, Erasmus (1711- )- Archives and manuscripts
Roger Ernle Money-Kyrle (1898-1980), psychoanalyst
Money-Kyrle, Roger ErnleDate: 1906-1980Reference: PP/RMK