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... practices are reserved for the shaman , who acquires his status by natural endowment , by inspi- ration , by apprenticeship , or by painful initiation . The shaman may practice medicine , perform magic rites , and lead religious ...
... practices are reserved for the shaman , who acquires his status by natural endowment , by inspi- ration , by apprenticeship , or by painful initiation . The shaman may practice medicine , perform magic rites , and lead religious ...
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... practice of law and medicine by the clergy that medicine came into the hands of the laymen . The practice of surgery was not taught in most universities , and ignorant barbers wielded the knife . Often they acted on their own ...
... practice of law and medicine by the clergy that medicine came into the hands of the laymen . The practice of surgery was not taught in most universities , and ignorant barbers wielded the knife . Often they acted on their own ...
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... practice to just one of the two specialties . The basic oper- ations in gynecology are of two general types . The first is repairing the injuries of childbirth . In all births the vagina is stretched and torn , with varying degrees of ...
... practice to just one of the two specialties . The basic oper- ations in gynecology are of two general types . The first is repairing the injuries of childbirth . In all births the vagina is stretched and torn , with varying degrees of ...
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