Unlicensed person who practices the art of healing using traditional practices, herbal remedies and even the power of suggestion

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A Zulu medicine man dancing in order to detect which one of the women seated around them has bewitched their ruler. Gouache by W.R.S. Stott, 1928.

Christ stands among sick people ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching after Rembrandt, 1649.

The apostles Peter and John heal the lame man. Process print after Raphael.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Tardieu after Guilbaut.

Christ cures a deaf man with his hands. Woodcut.

Christ heals the dumb and blind demoniac. Etching.

Christ heals the man with the withered hand. Etching by J. Barlow, 1813, after W.M. Craig.

Christ stands among sick people and Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Etching by J.P. Le Bas, 1776, after Rembrandt, 1649.

Christ sits at the bedside of Jairus's sickening daughter. Etching after G.C. von. Max.

Christ among sick people and the Pharisees ('The hundred guilder print'). Wood engraving by H. Linton after T. Beech (?) after Rembrandt, 1649.

Peter heals the lame man outside the temple. Mezzotint by P. van Somer after K. Dujardin.

Saint Cyrus. Engraving.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

Christ raises Jairus' daughter. Engraving.

Åsumspågen : en folklig sjukdomsbotare under senare delen av 1800-talet / Jan Gustafson.

The bowed woman cured by Christ. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after H. Goltzius, 159- (?).

Steven Lihonama Lutumo : Leben und Arbeit eines traditionellen Heilers der Bena Südwest-Tansanias ; ein Beitrag zur biographischen Forschung in der Ethnomedizin / Ruth Kutalek.

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Healers

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Works from the collections

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

Christ raises Jairus' daughter. Engraving.

Åsumspågen : en folklig sjukdomsbotare under senare delen av 1800-talet / Jan Gustafson.

The bowed woman cured by Christ. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after H. Goltzius, 159- (?).

Steven Lihonama Lutumo : Leben und Arbeit eines traditionellen Heilers der Bena Südwest-Tansanias ; ein Beitrag zur biographischen Forschung in der Ethnomedizin / Ruth Kutalek.

Healers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Healers

Works from the collections

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Barlow.

Christ raises Jairus' daughter. Engraving.

Åsumspågen : en folklig sjukdomsbotare under senare delen av 1800-talet / Jan Gustafson.

The bowed woman cured by Christ. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after H. Goltzius, 159- (?).

Steven Lihonama Lutumo : Leben und Arbeit eines traditionellen Heilers der Bena Südwest-Tansanias ; ein Beitrag zur biographischen Forschung in der Ethnomedizin / Ruth Kutalek.

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