CHOROBY ŚMIERĆ UPRZEDZAJĄ (DISEASES PRECEDE DEATH), OR ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE IN POLISH AND ITALIAN PROVERBS (16TH–20TH CENTURY)
The purpose of the paper is to analyse the folk understanding of physical and mental illness in Polish and Italian proverbs. The analysis shows that this is not a uniform picture, and that acceptance of disease and its treatment have had several dimensions in the world of premonitions, superstitio...
Main Author: | Sylwia Skuza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwa AGH
2018-09-01
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Series: | Studia Humanistyczne AGH |
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Online Access: | http://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2018.17.3/human.2018.17.3.91.pdf |
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