Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean World
The discovery of DNA in the 20th century and recent biomedical research into the human genome in Southern Africa have shed much light on the diag-nostic, epidemiological, and sociological aspects of albinism. Less attention has been given to the historical evidence for the condition and its religio...
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The discovery of DNA in the 20th century and recent biomedical research into the human genome in Southern Africa have shed much light on the diag-nostic, epidemiological, and sociological aspects of albinism. Less attention has been given to the historical evidence for the condition and its religious context, especially in the ancient Mediterranean World. This article assem-bles the meagre evidence for albinism in antiquity and investigates to what extent it was treated as ‘sacred’.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ca7c50ad99945ec9e85c07f39f9fa0f2025-01-29T09:01:22ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272021-05-01341Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean WorldJohn L. Hilton0University of the Free State The discovery of DNA in the 20th century and recent biomedical research into the human genome in Southern Africa have shed much light on the diag-nostic, epidemiological, and sociological aspects of albinism. Less attention has been given to the historical evidence for the condition and its religious context, especially in the ancient Mediterranean World. This article assem-bles the meagre evidence for albinism in antiquity and investigates to what extent it was treated as ‘sacred’. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/508Ancient Mediterranean, albinism, the sacred, conception, sacrifice, astral cults |
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| title | Albinism in the Ancient Mediterranean World |
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| topic | Ancient Mediterranean, albinism, the sacred, conception, sacrifice, astral cults |
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