Blood and liver: the persistence of the leprosy symbolic images considering the Papa-Figo myth

This article is focused on the symbolic processes that, in the face of the imminence of illness and death, make powerful narratives emerge in the imaginary, which are symbolized by myths. For this purpose, we center on the symbolic images on leprosy that surround the Brazilian myth of the Papa-Figo...

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Main Author: Andriolli Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) 2020-06-01
Series:RECIIS
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Online Access:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/1896