Regarding the
paranormal inquest. . .
>>This is a welcome diversion from my series on
Eurogenic
>>Psychology. There is a supposed
medical
>>phenomenon where it is possible to sweat
blood. It is claimed by some
>>that Jesus may have been suffering from this.
Feedback requested.
>>Michael Sylvester,PhD
>>Daytoma Beach,Florida
>Go to http://www.csicop.org/ and look around you.
My mistake.
There's nothing online at CSICOP related
to searting blood.
I still think that I saw a mention in a
Skeptical Inquirer article, 'tho.
Got me intrigued enough to do a Web
search (Dr. Sylvester could have
invested five minutes of his own
time).
Enter "hematidrosis" in a MedLine
search.
I don�t know about
�sweating blood,� but the alleged stigmata presented by certain individuals
over the centuries (e.g., St. Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio, Theresa Neumann,
etc.) has been countered by a possible alternative explanation known as
�psychogenic purpura,� where severe emotional trauma is said to be followed by
bleeding (similar, in some ways, to conversion disorders). As for a
reference, try White�s �Weird Science� (1999), published by Avon
Books.
Cheers,
Lou
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Dr. Lou
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Lebanon Valley
College
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"Living in the limelight, the universal dream, for
those who
wish to seem. Those who wish to be must put
aside the
alienation, get on with the fascination, the real
relation,
the underlying theme."
RUSH, "Limelight"
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