The Magic Tumbler for the Plague: Alicorn and its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature: Alicornand its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature
Several 16th-17th century Jewish medical and religious sources from Land of Israel mention a substance called “alicorno”. The current study discusses the identification of the substance, its origins and medical usages according to the Jewish literature. “Alicorno” which are the tusks of the narwhal...
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ftminasgeraisojs:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/21725 2023-05-15T17:14:09+02:00 The Magic Tumbler for the Plague: Alicorn and its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature: Alicornand its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature The Magic Tumbler for the Plague: Alicornand its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature Ofir Shemesh, Abraham 2020-06-03 application/pdf https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/21725 https://doi.org/10.35699/1982-3053.2020.21725 eng eng Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/21725/20352 https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/21725 doi:10.35699/1982-3053.2020.21725 Copyright (c) 2020 Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG; v. 14 n. 26 (2020): A música no arquivo da tradição judaica; 149-162 1982-3053 Alicorno Unicórnio Praga Alicorn Cup Unicorn Plague info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftminasgeraisojs https://doi.org/10.35699/1982-3053.2020.21725 2022-06-15T07:05:04Z Several 16th-17th century Jewish medical and religious sources from Land of Israel mention a substance called “alicorno”. The current study discusses the identification of the substance, its origins and medical usages according to the Jewish literature. “Alicorno” which are the tusks of the narwhal were believed to be the horn of the unicorn. They were perceived as having magical properties and were believed to have the power to cure a wide variety of illnesses, particularly to neutralize poisons. Responsa and medical sources from Eretz Israel region mention the two main usages of the narwhal – as a goblet with supernatural qualities for drinking water or potions and as a medical powder originating from a shaved bone. Várias fontes judaicas médicas e religiosas do século 16-17 da Terra de Israel mencionam uma substância chamada “alicorno”. Este estudo discute a identificação da substância, suas origens e usos médicos, de acordo com a literatura judaica. Acreditava-se que a alicorno, extraída da presa do narval, o unicórnio do mar, era retirada do chifre do unicórnio. Ela era vista como possuidora de propriedades mágicas e acreditava-se que tinha o poder de curar uma grande variedade de doenças, principalmente para neutralizar venenos. Fontes médicas da região de Israel mencionam os dois principais usos do narval: como um cálice com qualidades sobrenaturais para beber água ou poções e como um pó medicinal originário de um osso raspado. Article in Journal/Newspaper narwhal* narval narval UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: Portal de Periódicos Ela ENVELOPE(9.642,9.642,63.170,63.170) |
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Several 16th-17th century Jewish medical and religious sources from Land of Israel mention a substance called “alicorno”. The current study discusses the identification of the substance, its origins and medical usages according to the Jewish literature. “Alicorno” which are the tusks of the narwhal were believed to be the horn of the unicorn. They were perceived as having magical properties and were believed to have the power to cure a wide variety of illnesses, particularly to neutralize poisons. Responsa and medical sources from Eretz Israel region mention the two main usages of the narwhal – as a goblet with supernatural qualities for drinking water or potions and as a medical powder originating from a shaved bone. Várias fontes judaicas médicas e religiosas do século 16-17 da Terra de Israel mencionam uma substância chamada “alicorno”. Este estudo discute a identificação da substância, suas origens e usos médicos, de acordo com a literatura judaica. Acreditava-se que a alicorno, extraída da presa do narval, o unicórnio do mar, era retirada do chifre do unicórnio. Ela era vista como possuidora de propriedades mágicas e acreditava-se que tinha o poder de curar uma grande variedade de doenças, principalmente para neutralizar venenos. Fontes médicas da região de Israel mencionam os dois principais usos do narval: como um cálice com qualidades sobrenaturais para beber água ou poções e como um pó medicinal originário de um osso raspado. |
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The Magic Tumbler for the Plague: Alicorn and its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature: Alicornand its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature |
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The Magic Tumbler for the Plague: Alicorn and its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature: Alicornand its Medical-Occult Uses in 16th-17th Century Jewish Literature |
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