The plague of the Philistines and other pestilences in the Ancient World: Exploring relations between the religious-literary tradition, artistic evidences and scientific proofs

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-207

  Sabbatani, Sergio ^a   Fiorino, Sirio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Budrio   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; LEPROSY; PLAGUE; RELIGION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BIBLE; CATS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INSECTS; ISRAEL; LEPROSY; MEDICINE IN ART; MICE; PLAGUE; RATS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 78049471707     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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