Perciaccante A, Coralli A, Charlier P
Laboratory Anthropology Archaeology Biology (LAAB), Paris-Saclay University (UVSQ), UFR of Health Sciences, 2, avenue de la source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Department of Medicine, "San Giovanni di Dio" Hospital, Gorizia, Italy.
Ethics Med Public Health. 2021 Sep;18:100674. doi: 10.1016/j.jemep.2021.100674. Epub 2021 May 1.
In the absence of a treatment still considered universally effective, and of a vaccine validated by the health authorities, we wanted to know which Catholic saint the European Christian community turned to in the event of infection with Covid-19 to request a miraculous healing.
An online survey was carried out on a sample of 1158 adults using social media tools.
All results are presented in this research, with a few saints in the majority, and some dictated by the symptomatology of the Covid-19 infection or the personalities of certain « doctor guru ».
This medico-anthropological study is revealing the psychology of Western patients vis-à-vis the magic-religious means used in the fight against diseases, particularly in the epidemic/pandemic context.
在仍未找到被普遍认为有效的治疗方法以及未获得卫生当局认可的疫苗的情况下,我们想了解欧洲基督教社区在感染新冠病毒时会向哪位天主教圣人祈求奇迹般的治愈。
使用社交媒体工具对1158名成年人进行了在线调查。
本研究呈现了所有结果,多数人选择了几位圣人,还有一些选择是由新冠病毒感染的症状或某些“医生大师”的个人影响力决定的。
这项医学人类学研究揭示了西方患者在面对用于抗击疾病的魔法宗教手段时的心理,尤其是在流行病/大流行背景下。