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Record 1 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Anthropology
  • Occult Sciences
DEF

Illness or death resulting from belief in the efficacy of magic ...

OBS

[A] phenomenon observed among certain cultures or illiterate and superstitious people who believe in the power of evil spirits, spells, curses, and beings over one's bodily processes, with such belief and resulting fear manifesting itself as psychosomatic illness and even death.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Anthropologie
  • Sciences occultes
DEF

Tendance au suicide et au meurtre.

OBS

[Il s'agit d'un] comportement par lequel, dans une société primitive [...] un individu qui a péché ou croit avoir péché et qui est enchanté ou se croit enchanté se laisse mourir, souvent très vite [...]

Spanish

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