Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences

Humanity comes to our days after having gone through different stages. Separated by great distances, time, myths and customs, in almost every culture of the ancient world, deities were paramount and, accompanied by ophidians were related to life, health, fertility or longevity.From the point of view...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cremades, Norma Acerbi
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7013
Aporte de:
id I10-R360-article-7013
record_format ojs
spelling I10-R360-article-70132025-04-03T12:07:37Z Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences Simbolismo de la serpiente en las ciencias de la salud Cremades, Norma Acerbi caduceo panacea pértiga báculo símbolo caduceus panacea pole walking stick symbol Humanity comes to our days after having gone through different stages. Separated by great distances, time, myths and customs, in almost every culture of the ancient world, deities were paramount and, accompanied by ophidians were related to life, health, fertility or longevity.From the point of view of the historian of Medicine, we introduce ourselves in a topic of cultural anthropology, in a summarized attempt to explain the existence of the serpent in the caduceus of Health Sciences.Asian people used to venerate the cobra, Africans the python; Australian aborigines venerated the rainbow snake and American aborigines, the rattlesnake.Druids, Navajos and Chinese people, as well as Brahmins and Apaches erected temples to honor the serpent goddess. The serpent became a symbol of wisdom, wealth, prudence, strength, health, convalescence, longevity, rejuvenation and immortality. La Humanidad llega a nuestros días después de haber pasado por diferentes etapas. Separadas por grandes distancias, tiempos, mitos y costumbres, en casi todas las culturas del mundo antiguo, primaron las divinidades que acompañadas por ofidios, tenían relación con la vida, la salud, la fecundidad o la longevidad.Desde el punto de vista del historiador de la Medicina, nos introducimos en un tema de antropología cultural, en un intento resumido de explicar la presencia de la serpiente en los caduceos de las Ciencias de la Salud.Los asiáticos reverenciaron a la cobra; los africanos al pitón; los aborígenes australianos, a la serpiente arco iris y los americanos, a la cascabel.Templos en honor de la diosa serpiente fueron erigidos por druidas y navajos; por chinos; brahmanes y apaches. La serpiente se convirtió en símbolo de la sabiduría; riqueza; prudencia; fortaleza; salud; convalecencia; longevidad; rejuvenecimiento e inmortalidad. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014-03-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7013 10.31052/1853.1180.v15.n1.7013 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 15 Núm. 1 (2011); 76-82 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v15.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7013/8079 Derechos de autor 1969 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
institution Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
institution_str I-10
repository_str R-360
container_title_str Revista de Salud Pública
language Español
format Artículo revista
topic caduceo
panacea
pértiga
báculo
símbolo
caduceus
panacea
pole
walking stick
symbol
spellingShingle caduceo
panacea
pértiga
báculo
símbolo
caduceus
panacea
pole
walking stick
symbol
Cremades, Norma Acerbi
Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
topic_facet caduceo
panacea
pértiga
báculo
símbolo
caduceus
panacea
pole
walking stick
symbol
author Cremades, Norma Acerbi
author_facet Cremades, Norma Acerbi
author_sort Cremades, Norma Acerbi
title Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
title_short Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
title_full Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
title_fullStr Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
title_full_unstemmed Symbolism of the serpent in Health Sciences
title_sort symbolism of the serpent in health sciences
description Humanity comes to our days after having gone through different stages. Separated by great distances, time, myths and customs, in almost every culture of the ancient world, deities were paramount and, accompanied by ophidians were related to life, health, fertility or longevity.From the point of view of the historian of Medicine, we introduce ourselves in a topic of cultural anthropology, in a summarized attempt to explain the existence of the serpent in the caduceus of Health Sciences.Asian people used to venerate the cobra, Africans the python; Australian aborigines venerated the rainbow snake and American aborigines, the rattlesnake.Druids, Navajos and Chinese people, as well as Brahmins and Apaches erected temples to honor the serpent goddess. The serpent became a symbol of wisdom, wealth, prudence, strength, health, convalescence, longevity, rejuvenation and immortality.
publisher Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
publishDate 2014
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7013
work_keys_str_mv AT cremadesnormaacerbi symbolismoftheserpentinhealthsciences
AT cremadesnormaacerbi simbolismodelaserpienteenlascienciasdelasalud
first_indexed 2024-09-03T22:25:14Z
last_indexed 2025-05-10T05:20:19Z
_version_ 1841584763674034176