Since ancient times, the Assyrians believed that there are occult powers and a world of evil spirits demons represented by gods cause concern spread fear dread in souls population sending tribulations diseases to people. All this was made clear many texts monuments were discovered, therefore, they followed methods ways reflected their behaviors, get rid harm, following several religious rituals...

BACKGROUND This article explores cultural beliefs and practices related to the Southern Ground-Hornbill (SGH) (Bucorvus leadbeateri) in nine southern and east-African countries. METHODS A qualitative, thematic content-analysis approach was followed. Ninety-eight participants took part in the study. Interviews and group discussions were used as the main data gathering methods. Each interview w...

abstract this article tries to look at the jewels of the ancient luristan (nowadays luristan province and some parts of ilam and kermanshah provinces), and to have a survey on this precious art and its typology. these jewels have been gathered by way of many scientific and unscientific excavations at last decades in the ancient sites like: kalmakareh, varkaboud, kalvali, sorkh dom, kamtarlan (k...

Recent advances in our knowledge of mental illness have not lr*ade it any easier to reconcile this suffering with a belief in Cod. As long as all mental illness could be ascribed to evil spirits the Question of God's responsibility was not so great. The dichotomy of ^?d and the devil did give, as it were, a working solution to the problem although it did not give any final answer. The very idea of

Diseases can be considered as acts or invasions by the gods, demons, or evil spirits, and treated by the invocation of supposedly supernatural powers. Or they were considered the effects of natural causes and are consequently treated by natural means. In the struggle between the magic and the scientific conception the latter has gradually emerged victorious in the western world. The fight has b...

The civilization of ancient Iraq was distinguished by its religious beliefs from inception until late periods. This reflected in different aspects life, including belief the influence spiritual forces, which are divided into forces good and evil. These were known since times developed over time with development Iraqi beliefs, they acquire first millennium BC. It takes an advanced position thoug...