ArticleWorld journal of surgery2011
The rod and the serpent: history's ultimate healing symbol.
Article in World journal of surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Medical Symbols in Practice: Myths vs Reality.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2014Article
- Interdisciplinary approach to a diachronic medical symbol of healing.World journal of surgery · 2011Article
- A dissenting opinion and perspective on "gift authorship".World journal of surgery · 2011Article
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Abstract
The snake has served as a medical emblem for more than 2400 years, since its association with the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, Asclepius, in the 4th century BC. Its symbolic background can be traced further back to the worship of gods of earth's blossom in ancient Egypt and earth-related deities of the archaic period of Greek antiquity. It is featured entwined around a staff of knowledge and wisdom in most anaglyphs depicting Asclepius. The snake was impressed in the Old and the New Testament as well as in the Christian tradition as a symbol of sin, rejuvenation, death, resurrection, asthenia, and therapy. It is postulated that the double-snake motif was reintroduced by Renaissance philosophers as a medical emblem due to the symbolic connections of Hermes with deliverance and redemption. However, its use during the last two centuries seems to lack substantial historical background. The historical, mythological, and traditional retrospection of the snake's symbolism validates its appropriateness in the health-care field.
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