El número nueve en la medicina popular
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https://doi.org/10.3989/rdtp.1995.v50.i1.309Abstract
The reason why the number nine appears so widely in the popular therapeutics is the question this research attempts. What symbolism is hidden behind its use. It is started by classifying myths and rites in which the number nine participates, in order to both group them and extract the potential ultimate symbolism from each group. Further, the overall variety of forms in which the number nine appears in different spanish remedies is analyzed. The study of an exorcism, effective against any harm, as well as of the notion of the illness in the popular mentality, allows to propose an answer to the question stated. Finally, the distribution of the numbers that govern in the corresponding procedures throughout different countries and cultures is studied.
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