Healing, Disease and Placebo in Graeco-Roman Asclepius Temples: A Neurocognitive Approach By O. Panagiotidou (2022)
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Healing, Disease and Placebo in Graeco-Roman Asclepius Temples: A Neurocognitive Approach By O. Panagiotidou (2022) Sheffield and Bristol: Equinox, xiii + 213pp, 10 figures.
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