Christ as a pharmacist: medical symbols in German devotion.
The author reports on two German publications [1,2] about the metaphoric use of medicines in Christian devotional literature and art in German society (16th to 19th century). Christ is depicted as a pharmacist dispensing 'medicines' which contain Christian virtues and symbols.
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Medical Anthropology Unit, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
D002835:Christianity / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D005858:Germany; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008092:Literature, Medieval; D008093:Literature, Modern; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D013561:Symbolism