The Art of Healing in Early Christian Times
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4506458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shirley Jackson Case (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1923 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 238-255 |
| Publication date | 1923-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4189 • E-ISSN: 1549-6538 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/480354 |
| OpenAlex | W1964649058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Graeco-Roman philosophers viewed sickness primarily as a misfortune due to natural causes. But to the vast majority sickness seemed to be a calamity abnormally brought upon humanity by some external power. It might be the result of a deity's anger or might be due to direct possession by a demon. Accordingly the remedy was sought in an appeal to deity, and particularly in exorcisms. Hence the popularity of various healing cults and of the magician as a physician. In such an environment Christians who healed in the name of Jesus met a very important demand of the time
Aesthetics · Anger · Appeal · Art · Demon · Epistemology · Humanity · Literature · Misfortune · Political science · Popularity · Possession (linguistics) · Power (physics) · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |