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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-47.2.13
- Publisher site
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Abstract
H e a l i n g b y P r o x y : T h e E a r l y M o d e r n W e a p o n - S a l v e S h e r i L . M c C o r d n Totem andTaboo, Freud briefly m en tion s a "m a g ica l bond between a w o u n d and the w eapon w hich caused it " which he illustrates w ith a m odern exam ple fro m J. G. Frazer: "At N orw ich in June 1902 a w o m an named M atilda Henry accidentally ran a nail into her foo t. W ith o u t exa m in ing the w o u n d , or even rem o ving her stocking, she caused her da u g h te r to grease the nail, saying th a t if th is were done no harm w o u ld com e o f the hurt. A fe w days afterw ards she died o f lockjaw."’ This salve treatm e nt, w
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2009