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Occultism In Medicine And In Everyday Life During The Renaissance
Plinio PRIORESCHIa
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The author discusses some irrational beliefs held during the Renaissance and describes episodes related to them.
It is concluded that, in spite of the fact that the Renaissance was characterized by a more objective evaluation of reality, old unscientific ways of thinking, characterized by prejudice and superstition were not completely abandoned and affected medicine as well as everyday life.Keywords: Occultism, renaissance, history of medicineTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2007, 15:12-18
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