Spiritual and religious aspects of skin and skin disorders
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Spiritual and religious aspects of skin and skin disorders
Skin and skin disorders have had spiritual aspects since ancient times. Skin, hair, and nails are visible to self and others, and touchable by self and others. The skin is a major sensory organ. Skin also expresses emotions detectable by others through pallor, coldness, "goose bumps", redness, warmth, or sweating. Spiritual and religious significances of skin are revealed through how much of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology Research and Behavior Management
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-1578
DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s65578