Project Gutenberg 2014-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 120 Magnus, Hugo 1842 1907 Magnus, H. (Hugo) Salinger, Julius L. (Julius Lincoln) Aberglauben in der Medizin. English Superstition in Medicine What is medical superstition? -- Theism in its relation to medicine and in its struggle with the physico-mechanical theory of life -- Religion the support of medical superstition -- The influence of philosophy upon the form and origin of medical superstition -- The relations of natural science to medical superstition -- Influence exerted upon the development of superstition by medicine itself -- Medical superstition and insanity. Produced by eagkw, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Superstition in Medicine" by Hugo Magnus is a scientific publication written during the early 20th century. This work explores the historical interplay between superstition and medical practice, delving into how misconceptions rooted in theology have influenced the development of medicine over the centuries. The text serves as a critical examination of the persistent superstitions still present in modern medicine, which Magnus argues have deep historical ties to religious and philosophical beliefs. At the start of the book, the author outlines the concept of medical superstition, defining it as the belief that both normal and pathological bodily functions can be explained and treated without consideration for their physical nature through supernatural interventions. Magnus suggests that this notion is a legacy from earlier civilizations, where divine influence was commonly attributed to health and illness. The opening portion sets a tone of critical analysis, emphasizing that while scientific advancement has distanced medicine from these ancient beliefs, the roots of medical superstition still persist in various forms today. The author intends to categorize and dissect these forms of superstition based on their origin, signaling an in-depth exploration of how ancient theories and practices continue to affect contemporary medicine’s credibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44744/44744-h/images/cover.jpg en Medicine -- History Astrology Medical misconceptions R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 323677 323681 2024-09-18T18:06:28.486575 2023-09-19T13:26:24.556064 text/html text/html 322783 2014-01-23T22:57:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 777633 2014-01-23T22:58:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 763158 2024-09-18T18:06:35.977653 application/epub+zip 764079 2024-09-18T18:06:30.615507 application/epub+zip 194375 2024-09-18T18:06:29.101561 application/epub+zip 1638829 2024-09-18T18:06:39.651988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1605444 2024-09-18T18:06:34.372521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261293 2022-09-20T12:24:34.357931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283236 2024-09-18T18:06:27.914554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284299 2014-01-23T22:57:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104873 2014-01-23T22:58:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 282880 2014-01-23T22:58:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 103917 2014-01-23T22:58:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283031 2014-01-23T22:58:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103800 2014-01-23T22:58:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22482 2024-09-18T18:06:39.811957 application/rdf+xml 20413 2024-09-18T18:06:29.203582 image/jpeg 2316 2024-09-18T18:06:29.152520 image/jpeg 781153 2024-09-18T18:06:28.563543 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog