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Bloom’s syndrome: A case presentation

Bloom’s syndrome (BS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disease characterized by short stature, erythematous skin lesions with photosensitivity, hypo- and hyperpigmentation and recurrent bacterial infections due to immune deficiency. We report a 13-year old girl with erythema and telangiectasia in butterfly distribution on face, photosensitivity, multiple café au lait spots on trunk and extremitie...

Theuth Versus Thamus: The Esoteric Plato Revisited

The distinction between esoteric and exoteric readings of Plato will be revisited in this article with respect to two esoteric approaches: the German Tübingen School and the American Straussians (i.e., those interpreters who have been inspired by the work of Leo Strauss). There appears to be a joint motivation for these two approaches, namely, the critique of writing in the dialogue Phaedrus an...

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Esoteric healing traditions: a conceptual overview.

This paper presents, for the first time, a comprehensive scholarly examination of the history and principles of major traditions of esoteric healing. After a brief conceptual overview of esoteric religion and healing, summaries are provided of eight major esoteric traditions, including descriptions of beliefs and practices related to health, healing, and medicine. These include what are termed ...